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What is GDPR?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a set of rules that govern how
organizations collect, use, and share the personal data of European Union (EU) citizens.
Not only does the GDPR give individuals more control over their data, but its rules
apply internationally to any organization handling EU citizen data and come with hefty
noncompliance fines. Today, many other government bodies use the GDPR as a benchmark
to enact their own strong data protection and privacy laws.
in fines or 4% of annual revenue, whichever
is greater, is the potential cost of non-
compliance to data protection regulations.
fines have been issued to organizations
by GDPR regulators since May 2018,
amounting to 4.48 billion euros.
of users of physical security solutions were
impacted by regulations around protecting
personal data, individual privacy, and
ensuring cyber resilience in 2024.
€20M
2,000+
73%
