Exploring Data Privacy and Protection Mechanisms in AI-Driven Organizations: Challenges and Best Practices

Authors

  • Dr Aaftab Qureshi, Dr Farukh Khan, Dr Parag Pande

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64882/ijrt.v14.iS2.1312

Keywords:

Data Privacy, AI-Driven Organizations, AI Ethics, Privacy Regulations, Best Practices, Data Security Challenges, Legal Compliance, Ethical AI, Security Mechanisms, Data Protection

Abstract

It emerged as the explosive use of artificial intelligence in all company's systems aggravated data privacy and protection problems, owing to bigdata processing at scale, autonomous learning and black-box decision-making. We review the main privacy threats, governance challenges and best practices in AI-based organizations through a SLR according to PRISMA guidelines, focused on papers published from 2020 to 2025. The results demonstrate that privacy risks in AI stem from a combination of technical vulnerabilities and human factors, such as data memorization, inference attacks, prompt injection, and the complexity of regulation. The findings imply that effective privacy could be achieved only in a stacked way, joining up technical solutions with ethical AI governance, rules and regulation compliance, as well inter-organizational awareness to ensure responsible and trusted application of AI.

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Dr Aaftab Qureshi, Dr Farukh Khan, Dr Parag Pande. (2026). Exploring Data Privacy and Protection Mechanisms in AI-Driven Organizations: Challenges and Best Practices. International Journal of Research & Technology, 14(S2), 176–183. https://doi.org/10.64882/ijrt.v14.iS2.1312

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