Volume: 3 Issue: 6
(June 2006)

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editorial nothing forgotten constant conflict between data retention data deletion obligations something data protection managers learnt live whilst generic

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Editorial: Nothing will be forgotten

The constant conflict between data retention and data deletion obligations is something that all data protection managers have learnt to live with. Whilst the generic requirement to destroy obsolete data is always testing the managerial skills of those responsible for data protection compliance, the myriad of requirements to store and retain specific bits of information for all sorts of legal and operational reasons is what really complicates things. The result of this difficult balance is a pervasive item on the `To Do' list of most data protection professionals ­ the data retention policy.

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