Facebook Dilemma- The General Data Protection Regulation

Student Name Professor Name Course Date Facebook Dilemma The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is considered the most important and one of the best data protection and privacy systems. It is a regulation in EU law and aims to provide people with the utmost security and safety. It primarily addresses issues related to the illegal use of private data outside the EEA and EU areas. According to the official website (https://eugdpr.org/), the General Data Protection Regulation gives complete control to individuals over their personal details and simplifies the regulatory environment for businesses by unifying the rules and regulations within the EU. In recent years, a lot of cases have been reported regarding the illegal use or stealing of personal data. The problem is not only present in the United States, Canada, and China but also has made Europeans feel sad and worried. Superseding the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC, this regulation consists of a couple of requirements and provisions pertaining to the processing of personal details of people in the EEA. The rules and regulations are meant to ensure maximum online and offline safety to the citizens. In order to ensure data protection, the controllers first put in place suitable organizational and technical measures. Then they choose and implement the best data protection principles after going through a list of principles. It is important for businesses to share correct details so that the controllers can process it appropriately and can ensure its protection witho...