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Keith Budden

Petersfield, United Kingdom

I provide an array of GDPR related services - GDPR training, GDPR consultancy and GDPR audits.
I also provide external Data Protection Officer (DPO) services and can also provide EU/UK GDPR agent services.
I present and produce the GDPR Weekly Show, the Number 1 GDPR Podcast worldwide with over 54,000 downloads in 112 countries.
I am an accomplished public speaker and have spoken at Brighton SEO Spring 2021, The Business Networking Show 2021, International Cyber Security Expo 2021

Available For: Advising, Authoring, Consulting, Speaking
Travels From: Hampshire, UK
Speaking Topics: GDPR, Data Protection, Inspirational speaking

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Author 6
Influencer 192
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Entrepreneur 0
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Media Experience: 20 years

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Business Strategy
Emerging Technology
Leadership 30.09
Management 30.25
Security 30.30

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6 Author Newsletters
The Data Lifecycle Decoded – Part 3: Clean Breaks: Why Deletion Is Not a Risk, But a Responsibility
Linkedln
June 25, 2025
The Data Lifecycle Decoded – Part 3: Clean Breaks — Why Deletion Is Not a Risk, But a Responsibility. Data deletion isn’t about fear - it’s about maturity, control, and trust.

So far in this series, we’ve talked about retention - knowing what to keep and why. We’ve looked at archiving, the tricky middle ground between active use and permanent disposal.

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Tags: Leadership, Management, Security

The Data Lifecycle Decoded: The Archiving Illusion
Linkedln
June 18, 2025
Why “safe storage” isn’t always safe, and how to stop your archives from turning into liabilities.

We’ve all heard it: “Just archive it.” It sounds smart. Responsible. Like the grown-up thing to do with data you no longer actively use but don’t feel ready to delete.

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Tags: Leadership, Management, Security

The Data Lifecycle Decoded: Retention, Archiving, and Deletion Made Easy
Linkedln
June 11, 2025
Why holding onto too much data may be hurting your business more than helping it. Let me ask you something - how many files, emails, or systems are you still holding onto “just in case”?

You're not alone. Most teams are drowning in data, not because they want to, but because no one ever told them when (or how) to let go.

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Tags: Leadership, Management, Security

“Is GDPR Keeping You Up at Night? This Toolkit Will Change Everything.”
Linkedln
May 18, 2025
A few weeks ago, I got a message from a friend who runs a small digital agency. It read:

Quick question — what happens if I’m not fully GDPR compliant? Just asking...hypothetically.

She wasn’t asking hypothetically. Like so many small business owners, she had just realised that storing client info, using Google Analytics, and running her email newsletter put her squarely in GDPR territory — and she had no real plan in place.

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Tags: Leadership, Management, Security

From Compliance to Competitive Edge: Turning GDPR Consent into Business Gold
Linkedln
April 30, 2025
When GDPR landed back in 2018, and liability for PECR was increased, most businesses did what they had to do — rushed to rewrite privacy policies, scrambled to configure cookie banners, and crossed their fingers that regulators wouldn’t come knocking. It was a stressful time. The focus was on minimising risk, not maximising opportunity.

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Tags: Leadership, Management, Security

To fail to prepare is to prepare to fail
Linkedln
July 09, 2024
I've wanted to write this article for a week or more, but held off because I wanted to give our MP, Damian Hinds, the best possible chance of returning to Parliament. In that, I'm pleased to report we were successful in that aim (albeit with a drastically reduced majority) and I congratulate Damian in his new role as Shadow Education Secretary.

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Tags: Leadership, Management, Security

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