A little more than a year out from its effective date of May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is undoubtedly on the minds of many of privacy professionals whose organizations handle the data of EU citizens.
In a nutshell, the GDPR is designed to strengthen and unify data protection for individuals within the European Union (EU). Perhaps more significantly, it also addresses the export of EU citizens’ personal data outside the EU. This means both Eurozone companies and those based in the U.S., for example, will have to comply with the regulation.
