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Should you encrypt customer data?
Encrypt Customers’ Data Encryption plays a vital role in protecting your customers’ data. This technique protects the data from external hackers as well as insider access. You can consider obtaining an SSL Certificate to establish an encrypted linkbetween your website and a client’s browser.
Is data encrypted personal data?
If under the GDPR, encrypted data is regarded as personal data, thus subjecting any businesses that process the data to regulation and potential liability, it will hamper the growth of the digital economy.
Why do you need to encrypt your personal data?
Encryption can help protect data you send, receive, and store, using a device. Encryption is the process that scrambles readable text so it can only be read by the person who has the secret code, or decryption key. It helps provide data security for sensitive information.
Is it possible to encrypt data that is not personal?
Any personal data that was encrypted with those technologies vetted by the EDPB would be considered “not personal” for any parties who did not have the encryption key. While this is one possible solution, there are certainly others that could be explored. However, one thing is certain.
Where does the encryption key go in pseudonymization?
In pseudonymization, the same party who pseudonymizes the data usually does. However, with encryption, many of the parties who are processing the data, such as cloud storage providers, do not have the encryption key to unscramble that data. The encryption key stays with the generator or the end user of the data. This difference is crucial.
How is encrypted data personal data safe under the GDPR?
The recipient uses the encryption key to make it readable again. The encryption key itself is a collection of algorithms that are designed to be completely unique, and without the encryption key, the data cannot be accessed. As long as the key is well designed, the encrypted data is safe.
Is the encryption key gone in anonymization?
In anonymization, no one does. The key is gone. In pseudonymization, the same party who pseudonymizes the data usually does. However, with encryption, many of the parties who are processing the data, such as cloud storage providers, do not have the encryption key to unscramble that data.