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A Worldwide Law: The EU, the GDPR and You
A Worldwide Law:
The EU, the GDPR and You
by Dan Anderson of SeeUnity
In December of 2015, the European Union (EU) voted to
implement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in place of
the Data Protection Directive (DPD.) The DPD was established in 1995
and aimed to protect the personal data of EU citizens from misuse. The
original DPD worked well for the time it was originally established,
but a lot has changed in the world of information. Due to this, the EU
thought it necessary for the law to change, too. The GDPR is meant
to replace the DPD, and, as a regulation, it will span across the EU as
uniform law and be the first of its kind to implement a global initiative.
The aim of the GDPR is to enable the people of the EU to
beer control their personal data. The change came as 67 percent
of Europeans expressed that they were concerned about not having
control over their personal data and information they provide online,
according to a recent Eurobarometer survey.
We will address five of the important changes to come under the
GDPR and help guide you with steps to prepare for the regulation,
which goes into effect in May of 2018. These five changes include:
Data Controllers vs. Data Processors
Personal Data Redefined
Individual Rights
Data Breach Notification and Penalties
Global Impact
Data Controller vs. Data Processor
Data controllers are defined as "the natural legal person, public
authority, agency or other body, which determines the purposes and
means of the processing of personal data." A difference between the
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