The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is still over a year away from being implemented, but many are warning that the regulation will affect more organizations more broadly than initially thought.
At Legalweek’s “Finding a New Safe Harbor: Using Technology and 1LR to Comply With Cross-Border Data Privacy Rules” and “Update on Effects of Brexit on Privacy and Data Protection Considerations” sessions, panelists sought to impart a sense of urgency, focusing not only on the consequences and reach of the regulation, but the unique and complex challenges it will create for legal professionals.