What happens when Europe's new privacy law, the GDPR, goes into effect?

The EU's General Data Protection Regulation goes in effect Friday. Karen Kornbluh, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, explains how it differs from American privacy laws.

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[mrmiteva]

yah..if you cant enforce it it doesnt matter..who do you file your complaint with? will they follow up and when...its a joke

[mrhallman]

The 4th Amendment should apply to all data of US Citizens with the US companies and Gov.

[monstersince]

i dont think the corps who bribed for the bill 1st paper thought that far ahead

[mrmiteva]

'it is hard for americans to understand'..wow did she just called us stupid?

[johndeergab]

This shows that Google, Facebook, Amazon, and other large companies who can afford has a gigantic monopoly over marketing onto European economy.

[memeagain]

I hate Facebook but the EU has bigger fish in China and have given them a pass. Why??

[Garapetsa]

I just got an email from a UK site asking me if I agree with new privacy stuff.
It's all about data collection. Europe and the US are really the same when it comes to privacy.

She is full of it.