GDPR explained: How the new data protection act could change your life

The General Data Protection Regulation, known as GDPR, is set to reform data protection in the UK and the EU, and even across the world. It aims to prevent huge data breaches and leaks - like what happened with the Facebook data scandal.

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So what is GDPR and how will the 2018 data protection act affect you? This is the General Data Protection Act explained.

[TecraX]

"WE VALUE YOUR PRIVACY" is reason why we blur-out the article/information of the link you just clicked on and instead display a pop-up notice offering the following "choices"; Most prominently is one gigantic brightly colored button labeled "AGREE TO ALL" which will instantaneously take you to the content you were looking for. If you somehow managed to find a magnifying glass, you MIGHT also be able to find an option to "MANAGE..." that will show you a list of names of approximately 5000 COMPANIES that you never even heard of before. Even though you just specifically clicked on the button NOT labeled "AGREE TO ALL", we will still assume that you want us to share your information with all these different companies, which is why we will require you to DESELECT each and everyone one INDIVIDUALLY...


What better way could there possibly be to show someone that "WE VALUE YOUR PRIVACY"?!? - "Incognito Mode: Not just for Hentai Porn anymore!!!"

[yeahmem]

In the US this kind of legislation would unimaginable, and probably will be for the next 10 years.

[datasecteacher]

Thank you for providing basic information on the GDPR in this video!

[HikenShtiken]

the video was really helpful but I was too distracted by the girls eyes reading the material next to the camera

[brahnseer]

What about cookies? They are not as innocent as they pretend. They get access to your computer by your consent, but do not say exactly what they store on your computer. Often they prevent you using their web site unless cookies are enabled. There is definitely something untoward going on.

[InsideBoxingBrain]

This relates so well to a recent data breach in the UK and US. More and more businesses are taking notice and starting to consent to their data subjects rights. I've made an explainer video on my page detailing the risk of data breaches and the business psychology behind why they sometimes happen.

[commandbaker]

Why do companies track your heartbeat? I would imagine that when they detect no heartbeat, they send ads to loved ones for coffins or something like that.

[JanisOteps]

Someone needs to learn what countries are in EU. Cmon channel 4

[Victor-tldk]

3:53 well that part is not 'enforceable' unless they have some base in an EU country.

[FBI-ddos]

from your map of countries in the EU why isn't Ireland highlighted??? IreExit???

[paulstevens]

Here is something you will be interested in I was 19 yrs old and a now retired cop had my dentist implant me without my knowledge or concent electronic devices for his son to have a job for life stalking me study own. 24/7.his son got into my workplace pluged into computer and a gathering he said hows an immigrant like him buy houses and cars like he does. I moved from Leicester to Northampton and so did he

[confecton]

Got 22 emails since Monday on this. Maybe more. I don’t even remember signing up for some of them. Businesses must be freaking out. And businesses know other businesses are freaking out. reFX’s began with “Yes, this is another one of those emails...” This is quite something.

[shadowolf]

Personal Data of any kind must be protected by the laws of all states therefore this is a good act before people turn paranoid and start doing crazy bad things to the companies or such. The law is meant to serve the people.

[Kaslabarak]

So personal info will worth even more.

[nxpvvgt]

1. for art.82.2 of GDPR, it rules that the controller who is involved in processing shall be liable...the word like it, so it can be deduced that there is the controller who is not involved in processing, and such a situation is not ruled in this article. but it still has two cases for that: from the beginning, the contract between them rules that the controller will not involve the processing and all of it grants the processor, it's lawful. another is that the processor illegally replaces the controller, which violates art.79, 80. this aspect, the “processor” is the “controller” and becomes the subject of the liability towards the data subject, that is no liability for the original controller?
2. the situation what I have illustrated above have been the controller involving in (must have the solution of its liability) and the controller will not involving in at all. but I still consider that there is the situation that the there is the only controller and then it should be responsible for its behavior, then it can be explained the compensation of art.84 (government), for that one case that the government will operate national responsible for network surveillance. so I think there is the relationship that only happens between controller and data subject. but it still has the doubt that the definition of the controller and processor in art.4.

[sergeijegorov]

I like how all the baltics, despite being part of the EU, were grayed out as if we are external to the EU... shame

[tuserbiswas]

useful but not correct all info. presentation of the lady not clear.

[FinCrimeAgent]

Thank you. The video provides a clear basic foundation on GDPR.

[younotme]

You Tube LEAVE YOU NO CHOICE; EITHER AGREE OR YOU SIMPLY CANNOT USE !

[korbanphoenix]

This video was very helpful.
The Company i work for recently decided To change our health care provider without our consent and Gave the new company our personal details, but I can't work out if they can do this with out Consulting us