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EU's new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to replace the previous directive from 1995 as of May 25 2018. According to the new Regulation, all public authorities except courts and many other organisations will be required to appoint a Data Protection Officer. Data Protection Officers, or DPOs, will play a key role in ensuring that the companies comply with the new Regulation and avoid risks when processing personal data. This way, small and medium sized businesses can make sure they avoid paying significant fines, that can come as high as 20 million EUR.

Data protection in Europe is undergoing what is said to be a biggest change in the past 20 years, with EU's New General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) taking effect on May 25th. New set of rules brings key changes to the current data protection framework including: extended jurisdiction of the GDPR, as it applies to all companies processing personal data of data subjects residing in the Union (regardless of the company's location); more revenue-based fines; strengthened conditions for consent; enhanced rights of data subjects, etc. The new Regulation requires organisations to completely transform the way that they collect, process, securely store, share and securely wipe personal data. Thus, engagement of senior management and forming the right team is key to successful GDPR readiness.

With less than 70 days until the enforcement of EU's new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is referred to as the biggest change in data protection in the last 20 years, the demand for expert external data protection officers (DPO) grows. German Association for Data Protection is one of the leaders in German and European data protection and as such offers a great service regarding external data protection officers.