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Does this apply to internal software like Slack and Github provided by an employer to an employee? e.g. An ex-employee requests that all their identifiable dat
by andygcook 9y ago
Does this apply to internal software like Slack and Github provided by an employer to an employee?
e.g. An ex-employee requests that all their identifiable data be deleted from all communication and systems of their former employer. That seems like a problem for institutional knowledge transfer. Will the employer have to adhere to that request?
- majewsky 9y agoHow is identifiable data important for institutional knowledge transfer?
- TheAceOfHearts 9y agoI can imagine scenarios where it would be important to know who worked on something. For example, using git blame I might learn someone was heavily involved with a project or feature. Then I might look on our internal Wiki for old posts which include discussions explaining why certain design decisions were made.
- andygcook 9y agoRight, this is the scenario I was thinking of. Most systems that include any type of communication nowadays require you to use a real identity. An ex-employee that asks to have their identify obfuscated from all their work breaks the system of record to answer questions like who worked on what, what decisions were made by whom, etc.
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoIt's "personal identifiable data" that covered. What you did at work doesn't count, your companies record of which days you worked is not personal within the company. If they shared it without anonymising it then it becomes personal. "andygcook wrote this library" in internal company data isn't personal data.