Warning. There’s a new four-letter acronym in town. No, it’s not a swear word. Until recently, no-one had heard of it, but now everyone is talking about it. And it’s getting people really worked up. GDPR. Or more correctly, EU GDPR.
It’s a new privacy law from Europe that potentially affects everyone from beginning bloggers to big businesses and promises heavy fines for those who don’t comply.
This is what I mean.
If you’re a blogger or other on-line business person. If you have an email list. If you collect, process or hold any other personal data for people on your list or members of your tribe. And if anybody on your list is a citizen of the European Union (EU), then the GDPR (EU GDPR) applies to you. And a breach of the EU GDPR can close your business and bankrupt you. More about that in a moment.
But first, some more information about the EU GDPR.
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