S2 Ep35: AI Redaction Tools for SARs: Where They Genuinely Help and Where They Create New Risk

S2 Ep35: AI Redaction Tools for SARs: Where They Genuinely Help and Where They Create New Risk

Live with the Data Protection Made Easy community on Friday 18 September 2026 at 12:30pm.

Subject access requests are growing in volume and complexity, and AI-powered redaction tools are increasingly being used to help manage the workload.

Join Caine Glancy and Catarina Santos for a practical look at where these tools genuinely help, where they fall short, and what data protection teams need to watch for before relying on them.

What This Session Will Cover

• How AI-powered redaction tools are being used in SAR processing
• Where these tools genuinely reduce time and manual effort
• The risks they can introduce, including over- and under-redaction
• Questions to ask before adopting or relying on these tools
• Practical points for keeping human oversight and accountability in place

Why This Topic Matters

Redaction errors carry real consequences, from accidental disclosure of third-party data to non-compliance with SAR obligations. As more organisations turn to AI to manage rising SAR volumes, understanding the limits of these tools matters as much as understanding their benefits.

This session will help you separate genuine time-savers from tools that quietly shift risk onto your organisation.

Who Should Attend?

• Data Protection Officers
• Privacy and information governance professionals
• Compliance and risk teams
• Anyone involved in handling or responding to subject access requests
• Anyone evaluating AI tools for data protection processes

Meet Your Hosts

Caine Glancy

Catarina Santos

Caine and Catarina will guide the discussion and share practical perspectives on where AI redaction tools help, and where they don’t.