GDPR – GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION

On 25 May 2018, the general data protection regulation (GDPR) came into effect. This new European legislation sets out how businesses, authorities and organizations are to handle personal data.

The time has now come for us to take a pragmatic look at the tsunami we have had to ride during the past few months.

One of the first conclusions that can be drawn is how long it took for things to get going. This is striking given that the GDPR did not come as a surprise. The fact that this legislation would be introduced had been known for years, and the official text was published as far back as April 2016.

Read all about this and more in the new ultimate GDPR guide