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How much will non-compliance with GDPR cost you?
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Michelle Drolet
Any breach of the General Data Protection Regulation could lead to severe fines. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went through four years of preparation and debate before being passed by the EU parliament last year. Strict GDPR requirements lay out how companies should process, store, and secure the personal data of EU citizens. The enforcement date is May 25, 2018, and any company not in compliance by that date could be in for a very nasty shock indeed. The short answer to ourfalse
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