A tool made for and used by people and businesses
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GDPR allows flexibility
The GDPR is a flexible, protective and effective tool, as it showed during the coronavirus outbreak. The GDPR allowed for coronavirus tracing apps to be developed, all while respecting personal data protection as a fundamental right. In April 2020, the European Commission issued a toolbox and guidance for the use of technology and data in the context of tracing apps. |
Guidance on compliance
The European Data Protection Board provides guidelines on the application of the GDPR. Data protection authorities created new tools to better inform individuals and businesses about the GDPR, such as seminars and events for data protection officers and SMEs, hotlines for consultations and templates for processing contracts. |
Strict enforcement, strong protection
The GDPR provides individuals with enforceable rights, such as the right of access, rectification, erasure, the right to object, portability, and enhanced transparency. If those who handle personal data fail to protect these rights, data protection authorities are the ones who |
Protecting rights and ensuring compliance: a pan-European approach
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GDPR: a global point of reference on data protection
From Chile to South Korea, to Brazil, to Kenya, many countries around the world are modernising their privacy rules. This creates new opportunities to increase protection for individuals and facilitate data flows – along GDPR standards. In 2019, the mutual EU-Japan Adequacy Decision has created the largest area of safe and free data flows in the world, allowing personal data to flow freely between the two economies on the basis of strong protection guarantees. The importance of data protection to ensure trust in the digital economy and to facilitate data flows has been recognised at international level. For example, the “Data Free Flow with Trust” initiative (2019) was endorsed by G20 and G7 leaders in Osaka and Biarritz. |
Looking forward: increased uniformity and convergence
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