IT Equipment Disposal: How to Stay GDPR Compliant
Jamie Buckley
The disposal of IT Equipment is often treated as a simple operational task. However, studies consistently show that discarded hardware frequently still contains recoverable data.
The GDPR sets clear legal requirements for how organisations handle personal data. Reasonable steps are expected to be taken to delete data, and to protect against unauthorised access throughout its lifecycle.
In this blog, from DPO Centre, details the GDPR risks associated with IT equipment disposal. With industry insights from Jack Cartwright at Innovent Recycling, it covers what compliant decommissioning looks like in practice, and how organisations can evidence secure and accountable disposal.