May 07, 2018 02:00 PM IST | Source: CNBC-TV18

Eye on India: EU's new data protection regime

Companies that collect data from citizens in the European Union will now need to comply with new rules protecting customer data starting May 25. The European Parliament adopted General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in April, 2016. It replaced an outdated data protection directive that was in existence since 1995.

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Companies that collect data from citizens in the European Union will now need to comply with new rules protecting customer data starting May 25. The European Parliament adopted General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in April, 2016. It replaced an outdated data protection directive that was in existence since 1995.

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