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GDPR: European Union forces pace on protection of individual data on the internet

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"However, according to Albert Gidari, consulting director of privacy at the Stanford Institute of Internet and Society, more Americans are growing concerned about their privacy.

“In the wake of thousands of breaches and security lapses, and some pretty egregious misuses of data, the consensus, largely, is that consumers need more protection when it comes to data. And the GDPR is going to effectuate that, to the surprise of a lot of people in the U.S.,” he told WikiTribune."