The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is perhaps the most sweeping data privacy law in history. Within its nearly 100 articles, it outlines new requirements for organizations that have access to the personal information of European Union (EU) citizens, giving average consumers far more power over how their data is used.
Failure to comply will mean heavy fines of approximately $24 million (€20 million), or 4% of a company’s global annual revenue — whichever is greater.
Despite the passing of this regulation in 2016, many businesses still don’t consider it a priority. This is particularly true of U.S.-based organizations, some of which don’t even realize they’re required to comply.
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