Data protection in the 21st century
At the 25th of May the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect. Applicable to the entire EU, its aim is to protect the individual rights of citizens while guaranteeing free and secure movement of personal data within the EU. Cosimo Monda, head of the European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity at the UM Faculty of Law, explains the consequences. “Companies and public bodies alike can benefit – if they come prepared.”
Cosimo Monda (1964) is director of the Maastricht European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity. He previously worked at the European Institute of Public Administration and is involved in research, training and education in the fields of privacy, cybersecurity, data protection, e-learning and consultancy. He holds a law degree from the University of Bologna.