Data Protection Day: 74% of insiders see ‘relevant violations’ at most companies

When the GDPR came into force in 2018, the new and shiny data protection law was hailed as a shift towards stricter enforcement – ensuring that in the EU, the fundamental right to data protection does not only exist on paper. To mark this year’s Data Protection Day on 28 January, noyb conducted a survey among more than 1000 data protection professionals working in European companies. This provided a unique view from the inside: 70% of respondents believe that authorities need to issue clear decisions and enforce the GDPR to ensure compliance, while 74% say that authorities would find ‘relevant violations’ if they would walk through the door of an average company. In an attempt to move towards “evidence-based enforcement”, this research also shows that authorities would need to fundamentally change their approach to enforcement to get businesses to comply. Read the full study with all numbers and detailed analysisSerious enforcement has not delivered as promised. When it came into force