GDPR versus current data protection laws: what you need to know

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is due to replace existing data protection laws across the EU in May 2018, changing the way data storage and usage is governed and introducing harsh penalties for non compliance. Martin Hodgson of Croner-i Business Essentials looks at the differences between GDPR and current data protection law

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is designed to harmonise and update data privacy laws across the EU, protect the data privacy of citizens and reshape the way organisations across the EU approach data privacy.

The GDPR replaces the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC which was enacted in the UK through the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998). It comes into force in all EU member states on 25 May 2018. After this date non-compliant organisations may face heavy fines. Organisations will be obliged to demonstrate that they comply with the new law.

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