The number of countries that have enacted data protection laws is constantly growing. Currently, there are more than 120 countries that had put in place legislation to secure the protection of data and privacy. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), implemented in May 2018, brought data protection into the public eye and onto legislative agendas the world over. Considered a landmark privacy law and a milestone for the digital age, the GDPR has introduced new rights for individuals, such as the Right to be Forgotten and the Right to Portability.
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