Lesson 4The GDPR principles of data protection
- Notion 26 - The importance of the personal data processing principles
- Notion 27 - First GDPR principe: lawfulness, fairness, transparency
- Notion 28 - Second GDPR principle: purpose limitation
- Notion 29 - Third GDPR principle: data minimization
- Notion 30 - Fourth GDPR principle: accuracy
- Notion 31 - Fifth GDPR principle: storage limitation
- Notion 32 - Sixth GDPR principle: integrity and confidentiality.
- Notion 33 - Seventh GDPR principle: accountability
- Notion 34 - Review of the main concepts.
Notion 26
The importance of the personal data processing principles
Target skills
Data protection and security on the net
Before you start working on your digital project, there are a few things you should consider. Here are some things you should know about the importance of data protection and the laws that guide these processing principles. And when we say laws, we mean in particular the European Union's (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This law is the most strict data protection and security law in the world.
What is data protection and why is it important?
With the rise of user generated data (UGD) and the exponential industrial value of data, data protection regulations safeguard individuals' personal data by giving them more control over how their data is collected, used and protected online.
Definition of UGD: All content created, published and/or submitted by individuals on online platforms [e.g. experiences or feelings in the form of images, videos, audios, texts (comments or reviews )].
This Regulation also contains accountability measures for organisations processing those data. They also provide for remedies for unauthorised and harmful processing of data.
What is the GDRP?
As mentioned above, the GDRP is the strictest data protection and security law in the world. Although it was drafted and adopted by the EU (applicable since May 2018), it imposes obligations on organisations anywhere in the world as long as they target or collect data on people in the EU.
GDRP and the accountability of organisations
With the GDRP, organisations commit to strict new rules on how they use and secure the personal data they collect from people. These include, for example
the mandatory use of technical safeguards such as encryption and higher legal thresholds to justify the collection of data.
Companies that violate the GDPR's data protection and security standards face heavy fines, which can run into tens of millions of dollars. For example, 4 percent of their annual global turnover or 20 million euros, whichever is higher.
Make sure your company is in compliance with the GDPR
You have seen here in a few words what the GDRP is all about, and you can read more about certain aspects of the regulation below. Note that the Regulation itself (without the accompanying guidelines) is 88 pages long. Therefore, if you are affected by the GDPR, we strongly recommend that someone in your company reads the Regulation and that you consult a lawyer to ensure that you comply with the GDPR.
For more information, please visit: https://gdpr.eu/