GDPR is not just a regulatory framework. It’s also a moral and existential blueprint

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation is a genuine renaissance for data protection – and not just for EU, but for all humanity.

This is not “yet another” article spooking you with the eye popping “Fines of up to 4% of revenue or 20 million Euros for failure to meet GDPR regulations.” There are plenty of webinars, self-styled GDPR analysts and experts who are drumming up the fear of the upcoming looming GDPR May deadline. Granted, some may be motivated to educate, but a bulk are hoping to monetize the spend that goes into data classification, encryption, key management and the like. Which is fair if you are a business who is looking for a compelling event to monetize but I believe we are selling ourselves short as a technology community. There is a higher moral ground that we need to strive for. That higher bar that I refer to is a different expansion of the GDPR acronym – Genuine Data Protection Renaissance.

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