GDPR comes into effect

The new data protection laws come into effect on 25 May, 2018 and has pledged to increase consumer rights.

However, there are worries that numerous companies have no accomplished enough to organise for the new rules, cited as GDPR. Big fines could be inflicted on companies which “persistently, deliberately or negligently flout the regulations”, stated by the UK’s data watchdog.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) concerns to all organisations which manage European Union citizens’ data.

The rules provide consumers new rights, inclusive of rights to find out what data is being held on them, and to delete that information, unless a firm has a good reason to keep it. The new rule means that firms will now have to get consumers’ explicit permission to use personal information, and acquiring people to provide additional personal information in exchange for a premium service is not permitted.

Companies also have to encounter higher standards for keeping data safe. Many have been sending out emails asking people to renew their consent to receive marketing.