Word of the Day: EU Data Protection Directive

Word of the Day Daily updates on the latest technology terms |June 12, 2017

EU Data Protection Directive EU Data Protection Directive is a regulation adopted by the European Union to protect the privacy and protection of all personal data collected for or about citizens of the EU, especially as it relates to processing, using, or exchanging such data. The EU Data Protection Directive is based on recommendations first proposed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD). These recommendations are founded on seven principles: Subjects whose data is being collected should be given notice of such collection. Subjects whose personal data is being collected should be informed as to the party or parties collecting such data. Once collected, personal data should be kept safe and secure from potential abuse, theft, or loss. Personal data should not be disclosed or shared with third parties without consent from its subject(s). Subjects should granted access to their personal data and allowed to correct any inaccuracies. Data collected should be used only for stated purpose(s) and for no other purposes. Subjects should be able to hold personal data collectors accountable for adhering to all seven of these principles. The Data Protection Directive will soon be superseded by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which was adopted by the European Parliament and European Council in April 2016 and will become enforceable in May 2018. The new regulation expands upon previous requirements for collecting, storing and sharing personal data and requires the subject's consent to be given explicitly and not checked off by default. Quote of the Day "All too often, people view personal data as just another piece of information that they are working with -- a commodity. However, this data represents a real person and should therefore be respected." - Elizabeth Maxwell   Trending Terms privacy compliance privacy policy right to be forgotten extrusion prevention information governance   Learning Center Risk & Repeat: GDPR compliance clock is ticking This Risk & Repeat podcast examines the mounting pressure around GDPR compliance and the looming deadline approaching for enterprises. EU GDPR compliance puts focus on data tracking, encryption EU GDPR compliance calls for respecting the data, tracking the data down and keeping it encrypted, according to experts. Q&A: GDPR compliance tips from CSPi's Gary Southwell With just one year left to go, companies need GDPR compliance in a hurry to avoid potentially massive penalties or lose access to EU markets. GDPR and Trump changes will dominate storage and compliance in 2017 Vigitrust's Mathieu Gorge looks forward to what 2017 has in store for legal and regulatory compliance, with milestones in the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation and changes in the US under the Trump presidency. New EU GDPR privacy regulation set to take effect in 2018 With EU GDPR approved and set to take effect in less than two years, firms face challenges, obstacles, especially with cloud compliance. Writing for Business Privacy watchdog organizations are concerned about the potential ______ of information when data is shared among organizations. a. misuse b. missuse Answer       Stay In Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com   Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed!   FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2016 TechTarget. All rights reserved.