The EU GDPR General Data Protection Regulation: Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions

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The GDPR is a comprehensive European data privacy regulation that applies to US companies that offer services to Europeans. United States companies and US-based legal practitioners are particularly concerned with the GDPR because of its draconian penalties which are up to 4% of gross revenue. Although the regulation has similarities to facets of United States data privacy and security laws, US legal practitioners often find it confusing and inaccessible.

The impact that the GDPR has on an organization depends in part on its industry, business model, size, presence in the European Union, and use of data, Companies—regardless of the industry—often raised the same basic questions. This book compiles those frequently asked questions and attempts to provide straightforward answers. It is a useful resource for companies that are new to the GDPR, for companies that have been working with it for years, and for data protection officers who wrestle with how to apply the GDPR on a daily basis.

There are relatively few resources that are built for US based legal practitioners who are not already steeped in data privacy and security. The EU GDPR General Data Protection Regulation: Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions provides straight-forward and practical answers to core questions that are raised by most attorneys and privacy professionals that grapple with the GDPR.

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