EU General red which turns Data Protection Regulation – Part I
Former Guest Kat Valentina Torelli has taken a close look at the new General Data Protection Regulation. In this post and a future one, she will share her insights on what to expect and what is notable in the new Regulation. " Regulation EU 2016/679 , the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 4 May 2016. Although the Regulation entered into force on 25 May 2016, all companies, public authorities and natural persons (other than activities of a purely personal or household nature), which are engaged in processing personal data in the EU, will have until 2018 to review and adapt their processing activities to comply with the GDPR. Thus, on 25 May 2018, the Regulation will formally repeal the previous Directive 95/46/EC on Personal Data Protection (i.e. Data Protection Directive). The GDPR seeks to afford technologically neutral protection, by addressing legal aspects of the processing and free movement of person...