The European General Data Protection Regulation will take effect in exactly one year from today. It will affect any company that does business with the EU, whether that company is based in Europe or elsewhere (such as the US). While there have been many surveys indicating that affected firms are far from prepared, there are few that highlight the geographic disparity in readiness.
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