{"id":8239,"date":"2025-12-30T13:07:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T19:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=8239"},"modified":"2026-01-02T07:46:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:46:49","slug":"state-of-privacy-management-manufacturing-industry-brief","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/resource\/state-of-privacy-management-manufacturing-industry-brief\/","title":{"rendered":"State of Privacy Management in Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div class=\"intro-form-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"block_6a7452d011acd01b4de286fe8356c52d\" class=\"resource-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-plus-full-blue.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-plus-full-blue.png 1440w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-plus-full-blue-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-plus-full-blue-1024x347.png 1024w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-plus-full-blue-768x260.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"sub-title block uppercase\">Industry Brief<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>State of Privacy Management in Manufacturing<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"content-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"form-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"\/\/info.trustarc.com\/js\/forms2\/js\/forms2.min.js\"><\/script> <form id=\"mktoForm_3353\"><\/form> <script>MktoForms2.loadForm(\"\/\/info.trustarc.com\", \"846-LLZ-652\", 3353);<\/script>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>How Manufacturers Are Embedding Privacy Into Daily Operations<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8237 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/thumb-manufacturing-brief-small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 2025, manufacturers face a new era of operational complexity, where privacy is no longer a bolt-on task, but a critical component of core strategy. From Industrial IoT and biometric time clocks to AI-powered quality control and global data transfers, today&#8217;s connected factories are rich with data and risk.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 State of Privacy Management in Manufacturing Industry Brief provides timely, data-driven insights into how global manufacturers are responding to this transformation. Based on a global sample of executives, privacy managers, and operational leaders, this report benchmarks sector-specific challenges and reveals how forward-thinking manufacturers are integrating privacy into production, supply chain, and workforce systems.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re leading privacy, security, or compliance in manufacturing, this is your blueprint for proactive, resilient governance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What You\u2019ll Learn Inside<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As factories digitize and regulators catch up, manufacturers are navigating:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:8px\">Rising privacy risks from AI, biometric systems, and IIoT telemetry, especially in workforce monitoring, safety systems, and connected equipment<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:8px\">Expanding regulatory mandates, from the EU AI Act and Cyber Resilience Act to California\u2019s automated decision-making rules and China\u2019s outbound data restrictions<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:8px\">A critical shift: privacy is now part of product liability, especially when software or AI impacts performance<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:8px\">But while the regulatory bar rises, the brief reveals a maturity gap, and the sector is at a turning point.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"key-takeaways\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Key takeaways include:<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"takeaway-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/icon_Roadmap_Small.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AI oversight, IIoT telemetry, and biometric risks are rising across global manufacturing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/icon_Update_Small.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Manufacturers lag behind in terms of privacy maturity, but 74% are ready to invest in automation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/icon_Insight_Small.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Compliance is no longer enough. Privacy now drives trust, safety, and innovation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"w-indent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cPrivacy is no longer an isolated compliance task but a marker of operational excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<section id=\"block_6cadae5632242176addcf9752b056b5c\" class=\"desktop-spacer\" style=\"height:50px;\">&nbsp;<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore how leading manufacturers manage privacy risks, AI oversight, and global compliance. 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