Incorporating consent management into your data governance

As data operations have grown larger, so too have data breaches and concerns around how organizations use and process personal data. This has led to shifts in consumer attitudes and the regulatory environment governing data collection. As of early 2022, 69% of countries had some form of data security legislation that obligated data collectors, processors, and users to uphold data security standards. In many cases, the legislation requires users to consent to the collection and use of their personal data.

In response to the latter concern, consent management has become an essential part of data governance and data operations in general. Consent management refers to an organization’s protocols and processes for requesting and collecting user consent for their data and ensuring these varying levels of consent are adhered to throughout the data lifecycle.