New EU privacy regulations could affect US businesses
Updated privacy requirements take effect in May
In May, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes law and applies to companies inside or outside the EU offering goods or services to, or monitoring the behavior of, citizens residing in the EU.
While not significantly different than older rules, the new law’s additional regulations provide European citizens complete and explicit rights over the usage of their online and/or stored personal data, even just an email address.