Introduction
The General Data Protection Regulation — the GDPR — seeks to unify data protection legislation across Europe. It is the successor to the EU Data Protection Directive [of] 1995 and came into effect on May 25, 2018.
A complex regulation composed of 11 chapters, 99 articles (which dictate the compliance requirements), 173 recitals (which provide context to the articles), and 88 pages, the GDPR might not be something you care to read.
I was inspired to write this book — designed to help anyone who needs to quickly and easily come to grips with the GDPR and related data-protection legislation — following the success of my Facebook group, GDPR for Online Entrepreneurs. (I tell you more about that topic later in this introduction.) In this group, the largest social media group on the topic of the GDPR, I have been able to help tens of thousands of small-business owners via my numerous video guides, online training sessions, and live Q&As.
Although the Facebook group has helped many thousands of small-business owners around the world understand the GDPR and how to implement compliance in their own organization, I know that many more still need help. Some aren’t on Facebook, some will never find my group, and some prefer a comprehensive book over watching videos.
It is my hope that, in writing this book, I can help many more tens of thousands (and maybe someday, hundreds of thousands) when dealing with the complex set of issues associated with the GDPR.
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