What is GDPR

The full English name of GDPR is General Data Protection Regulation, which refers to the "General Data Protection Regulation", which is a regulation of the European Union. Its predecessor is the "Computer Data Protection Act" formulated by the European Union in 1995.

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What is GDPR?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation of the European Union, formerly the Computer Data Protection Act enacted by the European Union in 1995.

On May 25, 2018, the European Union issued the General Data Protection Regulation.

On July 8, 2019, the British Information Regulatory Authority issued a statement saying that British Airways was fined 183.39 million pounds (approximately 1.58 billion yuan) for violating the General Data Protection Regulation.

On May 25, 2018, the European Union introduced the General Data Protection Regulation.

• The fine for illegal companies can reach up to 20 million euros (approximately 150 million yuan) or 4% of their global turnover, whichever is higher.

• Website operators must explain to customers in advance that their search and shopping records will be automatically recorded, and obtain the user’s consent. Otherwise, it will be considered illegal as “recording user behavior without notifying them”.

• Companies can no longer use vague, difficult-to-understand language, or lengthy privacy policies to obtain data use consent from users.

• Explicitly stipulates the user’s “right to be forgotten” (right to be forgotten), that is, individual users can request the responsible party to delete their data records.

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