Multinational technology company, Microsoft, on Friday advised businesses in Nigeria to pay attention to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Mr John Edokpolor, Lead Commercial Attorney, Microsoft MEA Emerging Markets, said in Lagos that May 25 would be the deadline for compliance with the regulation.
Edokpolor spoke at a media briefing.
In the GDPR (EU) 2016/679) the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission intend to strengthen and unify data protection for all individuals within the European Union.
The regulation will take effect from May 25. It replaces the Data Protection Directive which has been in effect since 1995.
The new regulation became a law in April 2016, but given the significant changes some organisation will need to make to align with the regulation, a two-year transition period…
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