GDPR is coming: lessons from the South
On 25 May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force. Thereafter it will apply to those of us around the world doing business with customers in the European Union. As a region, the EU is the third largest global trading partner of South Africa’s, so we’re certainly paying attention. It is worth saying that in principle it is essential that data protection laws move with the times, especially in a digital, cross-border world where your personal data i