By Pádraig HoareThere will be no “bedding in” provision for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which became law in the EU today, the Data Protection Commission has warnedDeputy data commissioner Dale Sunderland said it was “quite reasonable” to question the direction of the regulator’s enforcement regime “in the coming weeks, months and years”. However he said its obligation was to monitor the implementation of the GDPR once it kicked in today. “The simple reality is that no provision has been made in law for a grace period from compliance with the GDPR post May 25. In fact, that period commenced two years ago when the text of the GDPR was finalised,” he said. File photoThe GDPR was ratified in 2016 following four years of negotiation, replacing the existing directive on data protection.

Source: Irish Examiner May 25, 2018 04:07 UTC