MEPs call for business GDPR ‘guarantee’ on using blockchain

Businesses should not begin using blockchain technology to process personal data until they can “guarantee compliance” with EU data protection laws, a committee of MEPs has said.

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) said that businesses using blockchain must, in particular, be able to respect the rights of data subjects under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to the rectification and erasure of their data.

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