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ARTICLE · 10 JUNE 2019

A Brief Overview Of The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

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The General Data Protection Regulation or ‘GDPR' (Regulation 2016/679/EU) is a single EU law dealing with data protection that came into effect across the EU

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What is the 'GDPR'?

The General Data Protection Regulation or 'GDPR' (Regulation 2016/679/EU) is a single EU law dealing with data protection that came into effect across the EU, including Malta, on 25 May 2018. The GDPR repealed Directive 95/46/EC and the domestic laws implementing the same. The Maltese Data Protection Act, 2018 (Chapter 586 of the Laws of Malta) has also come into effect replacing the former Data Protection Act (Chapter 440 of the Laws of Malta).

The GDPR and the implementing domestic laws regulate the manner in which the personal data of data subjects are processed by data controllers and data processors. The main goal of the GDPR was to increase the privacy rights of natural persons and to keep up with the digital age we live in.

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