GDPR was declared on January 25, 2012, implemented on April 27, 2016, and got into effect on May 25, 2018. It replaces the current 28 data protection laws in place across Europe with a single, robust regulation piece that should make cross-border activities within the EU easier and provide universal protection to natural persons.
Due to the complexity of this move by the European Union, the GDPR, also known as the new General Data Protection Regulation, is keeping everyone on their toes.
