EVERYONE IS AFFECTED

• Coverage is much wider than the “ Data Protection Act – 1998”
• Regulation for European Union citizens rights to personal data
• Data protection:
  • Identical law throughout the single European market.
  • Simpler, clearer legal environment to operate in web environment.
  • Consent for collecting personal data.
  • Ensuring personal data is processed lawfully, transparently, and for a specific purpose.
  • Ensuring data security/protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss.
  • “Right to be forgotten” for individuals.