After several years of negotiations, the new regulation was published by the European Union on 4 May 2016. The regulation provides for a 2-year adaptation period, during which the sectors and organisations with the least mature security will have to speed up their processes and adopt new technologies in order to comply with the new rules. Why are these changes necessary? All European Union countries currently have data protection laws in place, but these laws vary from country to country and for many years they were not changed at all. In order to keep pace with major technological developments, the EU stepped up its efforts to modernise and harmonise the laws, creating a single regulation for all member countries. The aim of this regulation is to strengthen the privacy rights of EU citizens, restore trust in online activities and better protect customer data, requiring companies to adopt...
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Openlimits

August 12, 2016 - 12:05:57

Excelente posição da União Europeia que ao proteger os seus cidadãos visa já as grandes multinacionais americanas como a google, facebooks e afins com uma multa de até 4% do seu volume total de negócios mundial no actual total desrespeito e devassa dos dados dos europeus. Parece-me uma excelente posição de defesa dos interesses nacionais.

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João Silva

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