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What you should know before choosing a DPO
Have your company named its Data Protection Officer (DPO)? I realize that many companies are in a quandary on who to pick as the DPO. The Data Protection Act, as well as the National Privacy Commission’s (NPC) Advisory No. 2017-01 on the designation of Data Protection Officers, describes the responsibilities of the DPO but only specifies general qualifications for the job (i.e., “expertise in the relevant privacy or data protection policies and practices”). “Should the DPO be