How did it come about? In January 2012, the European Commission set out plans for data protection reform across the European Union in order to make Europe 'fit for the digital age'. Almost four years ...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) implemented in May 2018 stands as a landmark regulatory framework aimed at protecting personal data and privacy for individuals within the European Union ...

When the May 25 enforcement deadline for Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rolls around, U.S. companies, organizations and institutions that target their products and services to ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Amy is an ACA and the CEO and founder of ...

When you woke up this morning, you may have noticed that your email inbox has been flooded with emails from businesses and organizations informing you that they have “updated their privacy policy”.

Today is GDPR day, the day the European Union's (EU's) General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect. Companies with customers in the EU are bound by the regulation, and there are very stiff ...

Europe commissioned a new law called GDPR in 2018. It gives EU citizens control over who collects their personal data and how it’s handled. The pop-ups on websites seeking permission to gather and ...

The technology and cybersecurity industries have collectively spent two years painstakingly preparing for the general data protection regulation (GDPR), which came into force just over five months ago ...

One thousand four hundred and fifty-nine days have passed since data rights nonprofit NOYB fired off its first complaints under Europe’s flagship data regulation, GDPR. The complaints allege Google, ...