When the General Data Protection regulation took effect in 2018, it changed the landscape for businesses across industries, causing disruptions in their ability to collect and use data and changing how business thinks about, manages and protects data privacy. While the law has introduced positive, pro-consumer, pro-privacy change, the legislation has not been without its challenges (and challengers).
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In this blog, we introduce Global Privacy Control, elaborating on its functionality, benefits, and the role it plays in the current digital privacy environment. We aim to shed light on how GPC operates, its alignment with existing privacy laws, and the implications for both internet users and website operators.
The European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) have many similarities: they were introduced around the same time, they both give consumers greater rights over their data and they both have impacts on a global scale – but there are important differences too.
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When the GDPR came into full effect in May 2018, the United Kingdom (UK) was still a member state of the EU. Though negotiations for the UK’s exit from the EU (Brexit) had been ongoing since the referendum in 2016, the UK remained obligated to comply with the GDPR.
In 2018, the European Union (EU) launched the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It governs the collection and usage of personal data by all private and public entities. The regulation exclusively applies to the personal data of EU citizens. That means that businesses outside the EU are not exempt. Rather, under certain circumstances, the GDPR applies to non-EU companies. Below we’ll explain the conditions where companies outside the EU must follow the GDPR. And also, what happens if they do not.
If you’re a business handling personal data, you’ll know: GDPR has changed everything. No longer can organizations freely collect data on people around the world. Now, no matter the organization location, they’re still expected to treat EU citizen personal data in accordance with the GDPR The fundamental goal of the GDPR is to put the consumer in firm control of their personal data.
Under the GDPR, personal data is defined as any identifiable information about a person. This can include information such as a person’s name, address, email address, IP address, biometric data, and more. GDPR is the farthest-reaching data protection legislation in the world. It governs the collection, storage, and destruction of personal data for all citizens of the EU. Nor are organizations located geographically outside the EU exempt. This overarching regulation covers any personal data from EU citizens.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now the foundation of online data protection legislation. As it governs all EU citizen personal data, the Regulation is not only applicable to EU-based organizations. Indeed, any website an EU citizen may potentially access is required to meet the GDPR standards.
Following years of data breaches and tech companies’ secretive use of personal data, the EU responded with the GDPR. It governs and regulates the collection and use of personal data for EU citizens. That doesn’t just apply to companies based in the EU. It applies to any company to which EU citizens have access – even if the organization does not market to EU citizens directly.
If you work in data protection or are just active online, you’ll likely have heard of GDPR. Drafted and passed by the EU, it is the most stringent privacy and security law worldwide. However, GDPR isn’t exclusively related to EU countries. Because GDPR imposes obligations on organisations anywhere in the world if they find themselves in possession of data from EU citizens.
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