In our increasingly interconnected, digital world, data – especially personal data of consumers – is worth gold. Illegal use of personal data or personally identifiable information (PII) has become a growing problem. Governments around the world are implementing strict regulations to control and protect private data, with the EU GDPR broadly seen as the benchmark.
As a relocation company, you are responsible for telling your customers about any potential data-privacy risks and providing guidance to them whenever possible. By doing this, you mitigate the risks from a data protection perspective.
This report gives a general overview of the current situation of data protection laws across the world and what to expect in the coming months.
