*NEW RESEARCH* Rival cloud Codes of Conduct may muddy GDPR compliance waters

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will bring significant changes to existing data protection laws in May next year.

Yet we get the distinct impression that end user organisations and cloud service providers alike are still struggling to understand its requirements and their respective responsibilities when it comes to safeguarding the information pertaining to EU citizens and customers.

The EU and cloud service providers are keen to minimise any confusion and deliver clear guidance on how to comply. But TechMarketView can’t help but think that the rival Codes of Conduct (CoCs) now emerging may end up just muddying the waters further rather than delivering the certainty and transparency required. More…

Posted by Martin Courtney at '10:00' - Tagged: cloud   regulation   EU   GDPR