Winehole23
05-21-2018, 10:17 AM
The GDPR portion, which takes effect on May 25 in the UK, not only attempts to ensure that data collection and sales are more transparent to the end user, but that users have greater control over their own data. Many of the requirements are similar to proposed U.S. FCC privacy rules the Trump administration scuttled at the behest of industry lobbyists (https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/534pj5/heres-how-trumps-fcc-privacy-rollback-puts-your-internet-data-at-risk) last year.
The GDPR rules require that companies:
Provide working opt-out tools
Clearly disclose data breaches to end users (within 72 hours of learning about it)
Allow users the ability to download and retain a complete copy of their own private data
Under the rules, users also have the authority to withdraw their consent at any time, in stark contrast to policies of the past.
The GDPR also empowers regulators to fine any company that does business in the EU if it misuses, exploits, or otherwise mishandles private consumer data. It also expands the definition of “personal data” to include location data, online identifiers (such as IP addresses) and other metadata.
"The new rules will give users back the right to decide on their own private data,” said Green Party GDPR advocate Jan Philipp Albrecht at the time. “Businesses that have accessed users' data for a specific purpose would generally not be allowed to transfer the data without the user being asked. Users will have to give clear consent for their data to be used.https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/xwmx3n/what-is-gdpr
The GDPR rules require that companies:
Provide working opt-out tools
Clearly disclose data breaches to end users (within 72 hours of learning about it)
Allow users the ability to download and retain a complete copy of their own private data
Under the rules, users also have the authority to withdraw their consent at any time, in stark contrast to policies of the past.
The GDPR also empowers regulators to fine any company that does business in the EU if it misuses, exploits, or otherwise mishandles private consumer data. It also expands the definition of “personal data” to include location data, online identifiers (such as IP addresses) and other metadata.
"The new rules will give users back the right to decide on their own private data,” said Green Party GDPR advocate Jan Philipp Albrecht at the time. “Businesses that have accessed users' data for a specific purpose would generally not be allowed to transfer the data without the user being asked. Users will have to give clear consent for their data to be used.https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/xwmx3n/what-is-gdpr