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A2Z 2019 – Day 7 : ‘G’ – GDPR

On the seventh day of A2Z Challenge 2019, I shall talk about GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). The reason I chose this topic because I find many bloggers aren’t aware of it. There are a lot of misconceptions about it. So, if you are a new blogger or planning to start a new blog then, this post is for you. In this post, I shall try to present the A2Z of GDPR in the simplest possible form.

GDPR stands for “General Data Protection Regulation.” GDPR is a European Union law came into effect on May 25, 2018. It replaces the EU Data Protection Directive, which was adopted in 1995. The primary purpose of GDPR is to give control to individuals over their personal data to the residents of countries within the European Union (EU).

A2Z of GDPR: Things you must know

The six principles of GDPR are as follows:

Right of Access – GDPR gives the citizens of EU the right to access their personal data and information about how this personal data is being processed.

Right to Erasure – Also known as ‘Right to be Forgotten’. GDPR gives the citizens of EU the right to have personal data erased. An individual can request erasure of personal data and the organisation must respond to their request within 30 days.

Applicability of GDPR

All public and private organisations operating within the EU must follow GDPR. It is also applicable to those organisations that are located outside the EU and does business with the residents of the EU.

In this post, I have tried to cover the A2Z of GDPR (Key points) in brief. Have any questions? Ask them in the comments section. Tomorrow, I shall be back with another post. Till then bye…

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