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*It allows individuals to better control their personal data. It also modernises and unifies rules, allowing businesses to reduce red tape and to benefit from greater consumer trust.
 
*It allows individuals to better control their personal data. It also modernises and unifies rules, allowing businesses to reduce red tape and to benefit from greater consumer trust.
 
*It establishes a system of completely independent supervisory authorities in charge of monitoring and enforcing compliance.
 
*It establishes a system of completely independent supervisory authorities in charge of monitoring and enforcing compliance.
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<Big> '''KEY POINTS'''</big>
 
<Big> '''KEY POINTS'''</big>
  
 
'''Individuals’ rights'''
 
'''Individuals’ rights'''
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The GDPR strengthens existing rights, provides for new rights and gives individuals more control over their personal data. It includes the following.
 
The GDPR strengthens existing rights, provides for new rights and gives individuals more control over their personal data. It includes the following.
 
*Easier access to an individual's own data.  
 
*Easier access to an individual's own data.  
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'''Rules for businesses'''
 
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The GDPR creates a level playing field for all companies operating in the EU internal market, adopts a technology-neutral approach and stimulates innovation through a number of steps, which include the following.
 
The GDPR creates a level playing field for all companies operating in the EU internal market, adopts a technology-neutral approach and stimulates innovation through a number of steps, which include the following.
 
*A single set of EU-wide rules.  
 
*A single set of EU-wide rules.  
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**A guarantee that data protection safeguards are built into products and services from the earliest stage of development (data protection by design and by default).
 
**A guarantee that data protection safeguards are built into products and services from the earliest stage of development (data protection by design and by default).
 
*Privacy-friendly techniques.  
 
*Privacy-friendly techniques.  
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**'''Pseudonymisation''' (when identifying fields within a data record are replaced by one or more artificial identifiers) and '''encryption''' (when data is coded in such a way that only authorised parties can read it), for example, are encouraged, in order to limit the intrusiveness of processing.
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**''Pseudonymisation'' (when identifying fields within a data record are replaced by one or more artificial identifiers) and ''encryption'' (when data is coded in such a way that only authorised parties can read it), for example, are encouraged, in order to limit the intrusiveness of processing.
 
*Removal of notifications.  
 
*Removal of notifications.  
 
**The GDPR scrapped most notification obligations and the costs associated with these.  
 
**The GDPR scrapped most notification obligations and the costs associated with these.  

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General data protection regulation (GDPR)

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Publishing Organisation:
European Parliament and EU Council
Year:
2018
Languages:
Dutch, English, German, Italian
Status:
Published
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  • Legal/Standards Legal Requirement means any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute, constitute, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict, decree, rule, regulation, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Body. </br></br>Source: https://www.lawinsider.com/dictionary/legal-requirement</br></br>Standards are voluntary documents that set out specifications, procedures and guidelines that aim to ensure products, services, and systems are safe, consistent, and reliable. They cover a variety of subjects, including consumer products and services, the environment, construction, energy and water utilities, and more.</br></br>Source: https://www.standards.org.au/standards-development/what-is-standard
    • Target audience
  • Businesses companies, local business networks, solution providers, suppliers of goods and services
  • Civil Society Civil society is a target group in LINKS which comprises citizens, civil society organizations, educational institutions, vulnerable groups, social movement organizations
  • Media The term media refers to any means of distribution, dissemination or interpersonal, mass or group communication of works, documents, or written, visual, audio or audiovisual messages (such as radio, television, cinema, Internet, press, telecommunications, etc.)</br></br>Entities using multiple communication channels are often called Media
  • Policy Makers local, national, and European agencies and institutes, public authorities, standardization bodies
  • Practitioners Practitioners is a target group in LINKS which comprises local, national and European disaster management organizations, civil protection agencies, first responders, NGOs, security networks...
  • Researchers research institutions and scientific communities
    • Audience experience level
  • Intermediate Those who currently use social media to communicate with the public and have developed a draft social media strategy, even if this is not thoroughly documented or communicated across the organisation</br></br>Source: https://www.fp7-emergent.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170529_D7.3_Guidelines_to_increase_the_benefit_of_social_media_EmerGent.pdf
  • Starter Those who are not currently using social media, or the current use is based on providing general information and advice to citizens</br></br>Source: https://www.fp7-emergent.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170529_D7.3_Guidelines_to_increase_the_benefit_of_social_media_EmerGent.pdf
    • Disaster Management Phase
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