The New EU Privacy Rules Will Radically Change the Landscape for IoT Devices in the US as Well
After four long years of debate and preparation, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was finally adopted on 27 April 2016.
The GDPR is set to solidify protection of personal data, privacy and security for all EU citizens and will replace the outdated Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC. In many ways, it mirrors Regulation 45/2001 which already applied to EU institutions and agencies – this means that the EU organizations may (or should) be well prepared for the new landscape, but many of the private and public sector are still struggling to grasp what the new developments mean. Read more…