Distributing responsibilities
The GDPR defines a top-down approach of assuring privacy is protected. At the top, you will find the European Council. It issued the GDPR. Under it, you find the European Data Protection Authority. It consists of the presidents of each national data protection authority. The goal of the European authority is to harmonize the interpretation of the GDPR across national boundaries. Each national authority controls the activity of each controller within the confines of the corresponding national border. It can get help from certification authorities, who help certify compliance from companies, organized by domain. Certificates and codes of conduct simplify audits for both companies and national authorities. Controllers ...
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