GDPR Awareness
Understanding Data Protection in the EU.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a landmark privacy and data protection regulation in the European Union. It imposes strict rules on controlling and processing personally identifiable information (PII) and applies to any organization that targets or collects data related to people in the EU.
Core Principles of GDPR
GDPR is based on principles such as lawfulness, fairness, and transparency; purpose limitation; data minimization; accuracy; storage limitation; integrity and confidentiality (security); and accountability.
Data Subject Rights
Individuals have several rights under GDPR, including:
The right to access: Individuals can request access to their personal data.
The right to rectification: Individuals can have inaccurate personal data corrected.
The right to erasure (the "right to be forgotten"): Individuals can have their data deleted in certain circumstances.
The right to data portability: Individuals can obtain and reuse their personal data for their own purposes across different services.