The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) grants data subjects the right of access, meaning that an EU citizen may request a copy of all of their personal data collected by an organization. Businesses have one calendar month to comply to such requests—and by extension, ensure the person issuing a request is who they say they are.
It’s not an exactly a foolproof process. Last week, for instance, BBC News reported that an University of Oxford researcher was able to obtain his fiancee’s Social Security number, credit card information and account logins by calling around to different businesses.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
