The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation
Within the European Union, the protection of natural persons in relation to the processing of personal data is a fundamental, although not absolute, right. On May 25, 2018, the provisions of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR” or “Regulation”) ((EU) 2016/679) take effect. The GDPR repeals the Data Privacy Directive (Directive 95/46/EC) that took effect in 1995....