GDPR – A Y2K-II for Business?. Issue 2 (1st February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bihari, Endre
• Is Part Of: EDPACS. Volume 57:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 9
• Publication Date: 2018-02-01
• Subjects: Electronic data processing -- Auditing -- Periodicals; Computers -- Access control -- Periodicals; Electronic data processing departments -- Security measures -- Periodicals; 005.8
• DOI: 10.1080/07366981.2018.1426929
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0736-6981

Abstract

Abstract: GDPR is not an easy read, so most do not read it. They might read about it, but don't read the Regulation itself; remaining unacquainted with what it actually says. Such unfamiliarity can affect the approach businesses take to data protection negatively. This article aims to provide a method and a process of making GDPR digestible and workable. A historical background and a generic explanation of the European legal system are provided to set the context in which the regulation exists. A simple method of getting a grasp on GDPR by using mind maps follows this contextual setting. A case is made for using mind maps highlighting the need to empower the mind to consolidate the immediacy of perception and to store information effectively in long term memory. The process of creating action items from the sense making described enables the reader to have a better understanding of the structure and the intent of the regulation. The key benefits of the method and the process conclude the article.