Privacy Scan
Why a Privacy Scan?
Building trust, staying compliant, and working with data the right way
In today’s data-driven world, analytics teams play a key role in shaping business decisions. But with that power comes responsibility—especially when working with personal or sensitive data. From customer profiles to employee records, the way data is handled directly impacts not only compliance but also public trust. A Privacy Scan helps your team check whether your data practices are safe, responsible, and future-proof.
What is a Privacy Scan?
A Privacy Scan is a practical assessment of how personal and sensitive data is collected, stored, processed, and shared within your department or systems. It checks whether your data workflows comply with relevant privacy laws like the GDPR and upcoming regulations such as the EU AI Act—and whether your users would be comfortable with how their data is being used.
It goes beyond legal checklists. It looks at real-world data use:
Are datasets unnecessarily detailed or re-identifiable?
Do dashboards expose individual-level insights?
Is sensitive data used to train AI models, without protection?
Are retention policies in place—or is data kept ‘just in case’?
Why Analytics and Data Teams Should Care
Build Trust by Design
Customers and employees are more privacy-aware than ever. A Privacy Scan helps ensure that your dashboards, reports, and models aren’t just insightful—but also respectful of individual rights.
Avoid Costly Risks
Privacy violations aren’t always intentional—they often come from well-meaning teams using data without guardrails. A Privacy Scan identifies hidden risks before auditors or regulators do.
Enable Safe Innovation
Privacy doesn't have to block progress. In fact, scanning your data flows opens the door to privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) like anonymization, synthetic data, or differential privacy—so your team can keep innovating without crossing legal or ethical lines.
Stay Ready for What’s Next
Laws like the EU AI Act will soon require that organizations show how they manage privacy in automated systems. A Privacy Scan lays the groundwork for documentation, governance, and internal awareness.
What Do You Get from a Privacy Scan?
A visual map of your data flows
Risk scoring of current data use practices
Practical advice for redaction, minimization, and secure design
Recommendations on PETs and governance models
A clear report for internal use or compliance purposes
💬 Final Thought
Your analytics team is great at uncovering what’s possible with data. A Privacy Scan helps ensure it’s also responsible, explainable, and aligned with public expectations. It’s a lightweight step with big impact—for compliance, trust, and peace of mind.