The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) marked its two-year anniversary in May 2020 as one of the “toughest privacy and security” regulations, according to the European Union. GDPR has triggered a global movement of maturing privacy and data protection laws with stricter requirements.
Meanwhile, the global COVID-19 pandemic is affecting day-to-day reality. While organizations were already working on GDPR compliance, COVID-19 is making its adoption more urgent.
We are now in the transitional year of the GDPR adoption journey, with the primary focus on demonstrating compliance. As per the enforcement timeline, 2020 is the year to report on the implementation of the GDPR.
The EU issued a two-year review of GDPR on June 24, 2020. The report details the EU commission’s work on the international dimension of privacy reinforcement by strengthening cooperation between European and international regulators to develop elements of convergence between different privacy systems.
Gartner has predicted that by 2023, 65% of the world’s population will have its personal information covered under tough privacy regulations, up from 10% currently. The high-tech research firm estimates over 60 jurisdictions have enacted or proposed strong privacy and data protection laws since 2018.
How Does the Pandemic Impact GDPR?
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has been perio ..
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