Aim/purpose - The paper contains descriptive exploratory research on the implementation of General Data Protection Requirements (GDPR) in a group of Polish public administration offices. The purpose of this research is to investigate the current state of personal data protection in the entities...

On 1 January 2020, the data protection law of the US state of California will change fundamentally. At that time, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) will enter into force, with far-reaching obligations for companies to handle personal information. This article aims at giving an...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect in the European Union in May 2018. We study its short-run impact on investment in new and emerging technology firms. Our findings indicate negative post-GDPR effects on EU ventures, relative to their US counterparts. The negative...

The General Data Protection Regulation took effect on 25 May 2018, on which date Directive 95/46/EC was repealed. The new GDPR has in some ways enhanced the protection of personal data: data subjects have expanded rights and plaintiffs suffering harm for a data breach may file for restitution...

Prior to the application of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), one of the results of the relatively-low-level of legislatively permitted data protection violation administrative fines was, arguably, a lack of compliance by U.S. Tech Giants, among others. At least on paper, this...

The digitalisation of the economy with data as the new critical resource is a technological revolution which requires an adaptation of the legal framework for markets and the economy. This paper analyzes the privacy concerns in the digital economy from an economics perspective. What can we learn...