13 DATA PROTECTION, PRIVACY AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
After studying this chapter, you should:
- be able to identify situations in which legislation relating to data protection, privacy and freedom of information is likely to impose obligations on you;
- understand, in straightforward cases, what your obligations are, in respect of data protection, privacy and freedom of information;
- be able to recognise more complicated situations in which you need to ask for expert advice.
13.1 INTRODUCTION
On 25 May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became law across all member countries of the European Union (EU). From one perspective, the GDPR is an evolution of data protection laws that have been developed in Europe since the 1970s. ...
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