Data Roles Explained: Owner, Custodian, Controller and Processor
When something goes wrong with a set of data, who was responsible, and who was supposed to protect it? In this video, I'll walk through the data roles with one payroll example: data owner, steward, custodian and users inside the company, the data controller and data processor under the GDPR, the data subject, when a data protection officer is required, and who stays accountable.
What you will learn
- The example: an employer and an outside payroll company
- Data controller vs data processor (GDPR), and the contract between them
- Data owner, data steward, data custodian and users inside the organization
- The data subject, and when a data protection officer (DPO) is required
- Decide vs do, and why accountability stays with the decision makers
- Three tip ideas: owner ≠ custodian; outsourcing ≠ less responsibility; user ≠ subject