Today, May 25, the European Union (EU) will begin enforcing the much-anticipated general data protection regulation (GDPR), which places strict requirements on organisations that handle the personal data of EU residents and extends new rights to EU residents over their data.

Adopted in April 2016, organisations around the world have been given a two-year transition period to make their business GDPR-compliant, but according to recent research, most organisations outside the EU are nowhere near ready.

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