One of the hottest topics in data privacy management in 2020 is automation-specifically, automated data discovery and classification.

In late June 2020, two major data privacy software vendors announced investments or partnerships in data discovery technology: OneTrust acquired data discovery and classification software solution, Integris Software while TrustArc and BigID, a big data discovery and intelligence firm utilizing machine learning, announced their official partnership. These moves are aimed at bolstering the automatic discovery and classification of data for privacy program management software.