Privacy and Data Protection Based on the Gdpr: Understanding the General Data Protection Regulation Van Haren Publishing
'Information about people is becoming increasingly valuable. Enabled by new technologies, organizations collect and process personal data on a large scale. Free flow of data across Europe is vital for…
Specifikacia Privacy and Data Protection Based on the Gdpr: Understanding the General Data Protection Regulation Van Haren Publishing
'Information about people is becoming increasingly valuable. Enabled by new technologies, organizations collect and process personal data on a large scale. Free flow of data across Europe is vital for the common market, but it also presents a clear risk to the fundamental rights of individuals. This issue was addressed by the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament with the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For many organizations processing personal data, the GDPR came as a shock. Not so much its publication in the spring of 2016, but rather the articles that appeared about it in professional journals and newspapers leading to protests and unrest. "The heavy requirements of the law would cause very expensive measures in companies and organizations", was a concern. In addition, companies which failed to comply "would face draconian fines".