The EU's data protection reforms have been published in the
Official Journal and the countdown to compliance has officially
begun.
What's the issue?
We have been talking about the reform of EU data protection law
for over four years now. It has generally been agreed that the law
needed updating to make it fit for purpose given the technological
developments since the Data Protection Directive in 1995. It has
taken took a long time to reach agreement on exactly what form the
changes should take, making the new General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR) the most lobbied piece of EU legislation to
date.
What's the development?
After years of speculation, we now know that the GDPR will apply
from 25 May 2018, following its publication in the EU's
Official Journal. The GDPR was published together with the other
element of the reform package, the Directive for the police and
criminal justice sector. This entered into force immediately on 5
May 2016 and Member States
