Challenges of Complying with Data Protection and Privacy Regulations

As we move into a more digitized society, the collection and use of data continues to increase. This influx in data, partnered with challenges complying with data protection and privacy regulations and the absence of a comprehensive global data protection and privacy strategy, has...

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Main Authors: A. Lonzetta, T. Hayajneh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Alliance for Innovation (EAI) 2021-04-01
Series:EAI Endorsed Transactions on Scalable Information Systems
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Online Access:https://eudl.eu/pdf/10.4108/eai.26-5-2020.166352
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Summary:As we move into a more digitized society, the collection and use of data continues to increase. This influx in data, partnered with challenges complying with data protection and privacy regulations and the absence of a comprehensive global data protection and privacy strategy, has contributed to data breaches and data misusage. In order to reduce these incidents, updates must be made to existing regulations and included in future regulations. A global agency should also be created to identify the main data protection and privacy objectives to develop a comprehensive strategy and oversee data protectionand privacy. Our paper presents an overview of existing data protection and privacy regulations, the challenges of complying with the regulations, and recommendations to achieve long-term data protect and privacy.
ISSN:2032-9407