Consumers take data control into their own hands amid rising privacy concerns

Data Subject Requests (DSRs), which are formal requests made by individuals to access, modify, or delete their personal data held by a company, increased by 72% from 2021 to 2022. The increase was primarily driven by deletion and access requests, accor… Continue reading Consumers take data control into their own hands amid rising privacy concerns

You must build a security team. Where do you start?

Security veteran Chris Deibler, the new VP of Security at DataGrail, has been brought in to build the company’s security team to support its growth. A former Director of Security Engineering at Shopify and Director of Security at Twitch, he knows… Continue reading You must build a security team. Where do you start?

DataGrail raises $45 million to help companies protect consumer privacy

DataGrail has closed $45 million in Series C funding in an oversubscribed round that brings DataGrail’s total funding to $84.2 million. Third Point Ventures led the round, with participation from Thomson Reuters Ventures and Sixty Degree Capital as wel… Continue reading DataGrail raises $45 million to help companies protect consumer privacy

Businesses under pressure as consumers exercise their privacy rights

DataGrail unveiled the results of its research report that looks at consumer data privacy trends. In the report, the company benchmarked the cost, volume, and challenges associated with data privacy. The report focused on the actions that consumers too… Continue reading Businesses under pressure as consumers exercise their privacy rights

The impact of the CCPA on companies’ privacy practices

A new DataGrail report examined how millions of California consumers are exercising their privacy rights – to access their data, delete their data, and stop the sale of their data to a third-party – according to the CCPA, which went into ef… Continue reading The impact of the CCPA on companies’ privacy practices

DataGrail snares $30M Series B to help deal with privacy regulations

DataGrail, a startup that helps customers understand where their data lives in order to help comply with a growing body of privacy regulations, announced a $30 million Series B today. Felicis Ventures led the round with help from Basis Set Ventures, Operator Collective and previous investors. One of the interesting aspects of this round was […] Continue reading DataGrail snares $30M Series B to help deal with privacy regulations

Do Californians use CCPA to protect their privacy?

Californians regularly opt-out of companies selling their personal information, with “Do-not-sell” being the most common CCPA right exercised, happening nearly 50% of the time over access and deletion requests, DataGrail’s Mid-Year CCPA Trends Re… Continue reading Do Californians use CCPA to protect their privacy?