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GDPR

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

abbreviationCommon term

In software engineering, GDPR means: General Data Protection Regulation: the European Union law, applied since May 2018, that sets rules for how organisations collect, use and protect personal data.

In Turkish: Genel Veri Koruma Tüzüğü, GDPR

How it is used

Said letter by letter. It can also apply to organisations outside the EU when they handle the data of people in the EU. Security teams meet it mostly through breach notification, which in many cases must reach the regulator within 72 hours of becoming aware.

Example sentences

  1. Because EU customers were affected, we had to consider the GDPR notification deadline.

  2. The data protection officer checks every new system against GDPR requirements.

Common collocations

  • GDPR compliance
  • breach notification
  • data protection officer
  • personal data
  • lawful basis
  • data breachA security incident in which personal or confidential data is accessed, stolen, disclosed or lost without authorisation.
  • complianceThe state of following the laws, regulations, standards and internal policies that apply to an organisation, and being able to prove it.
  • auditA formal, independent review that checks whether an organisation's security controls and processes meet a standard, a law or its own policies.
  • security policyA formal document, approved by management, that sets the rules an organisation follows to protect its information, systems and people.

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