General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Mauricio F. Paez, Dr. Undine von Diemar | Jones Day

Jones Day’s Dr. Undine von Diemar and Mauricio Paez look at the changes being driven by the EU’s new data-privacy rules.

Let’s start off with some background on the GDPR, the General Data Protection Regulation in the European Union (EU). When does it go into effect? What is the...

Cybersecurity

Charlie Platt | iDiscovery Solutions

I've been hearing a recurring theme in discussions with clients about security and compliance planning: We’re compliant, so we’re secure, right?

To me this thinking indicates confusion about the difference between compliance and security.

Regulations and compliance are...

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

David J. White | AlixPartners LLP

The new European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) formally takes effect in May 2018. The move from the current Data Protection Directive to the GDPR brings with it a whole series of new requirements forcing prudent companies to conduct assessments to identify compliance gaps. Among...