WHAT IS GDPR AND HOW DOES IT AFFECT CONSUMERS?

The General Data Protection Regulation is an EU-wide law that cam into force on May 25 2018. It gives greater power to regulators to penalise companies who mishandle personal data or are not transparent about how their business uses it. It gives greater power to regulators to penalise companies who mishandle personal data or are not transparent about how their business uses it Everyday users have to do very little to comply with GDPR – it’s more targeted at big online businesses. The law also states that notification of a data breach must occur within 72 hours of being first discovered, increasing transparency around leaks.