Keith Enright was named Google’s privacy chief in September 2018 [File]
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Google’s chief privacy officer, Keith Enright, will depart the corporate this fall, after 13 years on the tech big, a spokesperson for the Alphabet-owned firm mentioned on Tuesday.
“We regularly evolve our legal, regulatory and compliance efforts to meet new obligations and expectations. Our latest changes will increase the number of people working on regulatory compliance across the company,” the spokesperson mentioned.
Enright was named Google’s privacy chief in September 2018, at a time when the corporate confronted heavy authorities scrutiny over privacy points.
Enright’s departure is a part of a broader reorganisation inside the privacy groups, with the corporate making an attempt to shift privacy coverage to numerous particular person product administration groups, in accordance to the corporate.
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“After over 13 years at Google, I’m ready for a change, and will be moving on this fall, taking all that I’ve learned and trying something new,” Enright wrote in a submit on LinkedIn.