5th ANNIVERSARY OF THE GDPR 2018-2023
5th ANNIVERSARY OF THE GDPR 2018-2023
5th ANNIVERSARY OF THE GDPR 2018-2023
On 25th May 2023, it will have been five years since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect.On 25th May 2023, it will have been five years since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect. This European privacy law has significantly improved the protection of personal data in Europe and has had major implications for companies and organisations processing personal data.
To celebrate this anniversary, various BDO legal firms from across Europe are sharing some thoughts about the past and the future of the GDPR and the protection of personal data.
BDO Legal has more than 500 lawyers and legal advisors in Europe, working together with businesses to help guide them through their data protection needs. Read on to find out our legal experts’ insights on lessons learned and predictions for the future after five years of the GDPR. #gdpr #bdolegal
Local point of view
Discussions on data protection and privacy in Slovakia are still very much alive, even though five years have already passed since the GDPR came into effect. The COVID 19 pandemic increased Slovak residents’ awareness of their privacy rights, since measures adopted to stop the pandemic led to a large-scale testing of proper protection of personal data concerning health, mainly with respect to the mass population antigen testing organised by the Slovak government in October and November 2020, vaccination, body temperature measurement of all employees before coming to work and introduction of an app developed by the Slovak government for smart tracking quarantine of infected persons (which was not fully implemented due to large resistance from the public on such personal data processing).
Discussions are being held recently also with respect to personal data of beneficial owners compulsorily published in the Slovak Register of Public Sector Partners following the case C-37/20 and C-601/20 regarding no unrestricted access to data of beneficial owners to general public.
PREDICTIONS FOR THE FUTURE:
The balance between the fight against money laundering and sufficient protection of personal data must be found and it is the duty of the competent Slovak authorities to comply with given CJEU judgment. It is necessary that personal data is not degraded only to the level of a “source” but is still understood as a unique identifier associated to a specific person that must be protected.
View the full document providing insights from our BDO Legal experts across Europe on lessons learned from the last five years of GDPR as well as predictions for the future, taking into account local considerations.