What Does General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Mean?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Commission regulation for the protection of data in the European Union. This regulation also regulates the flow of personal data outside the EU. Its main objective is to protect the privacy of citizens of the EU and unify the data regulation rules of the EU’s member nations. Its rules will also apply to the police and military procedures of the members.
Techopedia Explains General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The General Data Protection Regulation will extend the reach of the existing data protection regulations to all those countries which use the personal data of EU citizens. This also applies to foreign countries using the data of EU countries. The data protection laws all over the EU countries will be merged, allowing easier and more efficient data protection and more compliance.