This past year has been all about consumer empowerment. Internet users are advocating for more control over the use of their personal data, and regulations are being put in place to give them just that. It was one year ago that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect,…
Until now, the role of a data protection officer (DPO) had been largely undefined. Historically, data was considered primarily in the context of computing, and those given the role of a DPO were frequently professionals with an information and communications technology background. In fact, prior to the General Data Protection Regulation(GDPR),…
What is the GDPR? The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will go into effect on May 25, 2018, significantly changing how companies handle personal data of their EU consumers. The GDPR will replace the current EU Data Protection Directive as the overarching data privacy framework across the European…
