The first EU Commission’s report on the GDPR implementation outlines that the GDPR is meeting most of its objectives, by offering citizens a strong set of enforceable rights and by creating a new European system of governance and enforcement. Harmonisation across the Member States is increasing, although there is still a certain level of fragmentation to be monitored, notably due to the extensive use of facultative specification clauses (e.g. difference between Member States in the age of children consent in relation to information society services creates uncertainty to children and their parents as to the application of their data protection rights). Individuals are increasingly aware of their rights: 69% of the EU population above the age of 16 have heard about the GDPR and 71% of people in the EU know about their national data protection authority. The adoption of the GDPR is also setting an important example as human-centric approach to technology inspiring similar measures elsewhere, from Chile to South Korea, from Brazil to Japan, from Kenya to India, and from California to Indonesia. #privacy #singledigitalmarket
https://ec.europa.eu/info/files/gdpr-report-communication-swd_en