What is GDPR?
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires businesses to protect personal data of European Union (EU) countries’ citizens. Organizations that collect and/or process data from the EU region must comply with the regulation by May 25, 2018.
What data are we talking about?
GDPR is here to protect the privacy of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) such as:
- Name and address of a user
- Web information like location, IP address, cookie data
- Biometrics
- Political opinions
- Device IDs like IDFA, AAID
Who is affected?
All organizations that store or process personal information about EU citizens (no matter where on the globe they are), even if they do not have a business presence within the EU must comply with GDPR. Continue reading