Brace for Pressure: DataGrail Reports Worldwide Surge in Data Privacy Requests
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ahead of the RSA conference, DataGrail (Booth #243), a leader in data privacy, released its 2024 Data Privacy Trends Report, which illustrates consumers' growing desire to take control over their data and helps businesses understand what to expect amid the rising demands. The findings reveal that Data Subject Requests (DSRs) — formal requests made to a company by a person to access, delete or request not to sell/share the personal data that the company holds on them — increased by 32% from 2022 to 2023. Data deletion requests were the most common type of DSR, on average accounting for more than 40% of requests across businesses.
- Data deletion requests were the most common type of DSR, on average accounting for more than 40% of requests across businesses.
- 2023 saw a 246% increase in the total volume of data privacy requests compared to 2021.
- While privacy laws have emerged in some states and regions, data privacy requests come from virtually everywhere.
- DataGrail's research suggests that 75% of websites ignore GPC requests, which means most businesses are not respecting people's privacy requests.