Data protection commissioner urges businesses to get ready

Companies, public bodies and other organisations across Ireland are preparing for the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation next May

Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon

With the May 25 deadline for the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) less than eight months away, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) is urging businesses and organisations to act now to ensure that they will be in compliance with the regulation when it comes into effect.

“At DPC Ireland we are very aware from our ongoing engagement with organisations across all sectors, public and private, that getting ...