Data Privacy and New GDPR

What data is included in GDPR

Data covered under GDPR includes any data or information that can be used to identify a person, whether directly or indirectly. This data must be protected under the new regulation.

GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation , EU

Data Protected under GDPR, that can be used to identify an individual includes;

• Name 
• Photo 
• Email address 
• Banking information 
• Medical information
• Computer IP address

Requirements for Companies Under GDPR, 

•  Companies must prevent the loss, alteration or distribution of customers’ personal and sensitive data. 
•  Companies will be required to maintain and update a repository that defines the mapping between each item of sensitive data and the corresponding anonymization rule. 
• They must also find new ways of managing data collected through mailing lists, online forms, business cards and, in general, marketing and sales activities.

GDPR compliance projects will have a noticeable impact on the information management processes, including: 

• Data identification and categorization, 
• Data encryption and masking, 
• Data supervision, security and data protection, 
• Compliance audits and reporting.

Readup source:

EU General Data Protection Regulation 2018: how it will impact your business