The Data Diva E168 - Nandita Rao Narla and Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds, “The Data Diva” talks to Nandita Rao Narla, Head of Technical Privacy & Governance, DoorDash. Nandita shares her journey from cybersecurity to privacy engineering, providing valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities in the field. The conversation covers a range of topics, including the difference between cybersecurity and privacy, the importance of data governance, and the complexities of data deletion and AI in relation to privacy.Debbie and Nandita discuss the challenges companies face with data retention and deletion. We explain that privacy regulations have brought in requirements around data retention, which has become a risk for companies that are accustomed to keeping everything. We also mention the lack of data governance programs and the high cost of implementing end-of-life data controls. Debbie and Nandita agree that this is a difficult and expensive problem for most companies and that privacy teams are being asked to do more with less, and Nandita shares her hope for Data Privacy in the future.Support the Show.