TheGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation (European Union) 2016/679) was adopted on 27 April 2016. It took effect on 25 May 2018.
The regulation is approved by theEuropean Parliament, theCouncil of the European Union and theEuropean Commission. It protects people'spersonal data throughout theEuropean Union (EU). The decree also affects data exports from the EU.[1][2]
The GDPR is aimed at giving citizens control over their personal data. It simplifies regulations for economic relations with other countries by making the EU procedures standardised. The GDPR replaces theData Protection Directive of 1995. The new GDPR law doesn't need any changes in local laws within the EU. The regulation is binding.[3]
The General Data Protection Regulation enforces rules that protect people against a wide variety ofprivacy issues. It gives the right for people to lawfully agree with companies to use their private information. It gives the right for people to have their private information no longer accessible by a company. Users have the right to allow their private information to become public or not. The regulation also makes sure that no personal data isprocessed unless the user has allowed the processor of personal data to do so.
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