Happy 5th Birthday GDPR

On the 5th anniversary of commencement of the GDPR, Věra Jourová, Vice-President for Values and Transparency, and Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice, issued a statement highlighting that the GDPR was a decisive step in shaping the digital transition in the EU, setting global standards for the safe regulation of data flows and creating the foundation for a human-centric approach to the use of technology.  They point out that the GDPR is the foundation of the EU’s arsenal of digital laws that shape the EU data economy, such as the Data Act and Data Governance Act.  Since enforcement of the GDPR commenced on 25 May 2018, over €2.5 billion in fines have been imposed by national data protection authorities for breaches of the GDPR. Read the statement here  5th anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation (europa.eu) On the “This Week in Digital Trust” podcast, you can listen to Melanie Marks, elevenM privacy […]