Explained: What is data erasure and why is it important for organisations?

With the increase in privacy laws, the requirements for personal data protection, including data retention and erasure, has become a concern for all organisations. While protecting data is important, destroying or erasing data afterwards is an essential aspect of the data-use lifecycle. 

The proposed data protection law in India also allows a data principal the right to erase their data once it “is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was processed”. The Deloitte-Blancco Data Destruction Survey Report explains the different terms used with regard to data erasure and destruction.

Data disposal: This is the general term that refers to