On Wednesday 24 May, the European Commission pointed out in a press release that the new general regulation on personal data protection setting out new obligations on public and private actors responsible for ensuring respect for private life, will enter into force in a year’s time.
The reform presented in 2012 and adopted in 2016 is due to enter into force on 25 May 2018 (see EUROPE 11732). It contains areas in which progress has been made, such as the right for citizens to erase their...