The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies—and their reliance on publicly available data—has reinforced the need for tech developers and the companies using their solutions to ensure privacy by design and by default is at the crux of any offering.

The concept is recognized by data protection authorities (DPAs) as best practice and as an explicit requirement under Article 25 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Neil Hodge is a freelance business journalist and photographer based in Nottingham, United Kingdom. He writes on insurance and risk management, corporate governance, internal audit, compliance, and legal...