Data Protection & GDPR

Data Protection Act 2018

Europe is now covered by the world’s strongest data protection rules. The mutually agreed General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on May 25, 2018, and was designed to modernise laws that protect the personal information of individuals.

Before GDPR started to be enforced, the previous data protection rules across Europe were first created during the 1990s and had struggled to keep pace with rapid technological changes. GDPR alters how businesses and public sector organisations can handle the information of their customers. It also boosts the rights of individuals and gives them more control over their information.

What is GDPR exactly?

The GDPR is Europe’s new framework for data protection laws – it replaces the previous 1995 Data protection Act Previous UK law was based upon this directive.