A single EU law reshaped how the whole world handles personal data. Its enforcement date, not its adoption date, is the one everyone remembers.
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Adoption and Enforcement
- Adopted The European Parliament and Council adopted the GDPR on 14 April 2016.
- In force Enforcement began 25 May 2018, giving organisations two years to prepare.
What It Replaced
- Predecessor GDPR replaced the EU’s 1995 Data Protection Directive, significantly expanding personal-privacy rights.
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Reach Beyond the EU
- Extraterritorial GDPR applies to any organisation handling EU residents’ personal data.
- No EU presence needed That includes organisations with no physical presence in the EU at all.
Why It Set a Global Template
- Influence Many countries later modelled their own data-protection laws on GDPR’s core principles.
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Exam Angle
- Watch for GDPR belongs to the European Union, not any single member state.
- Not another bloc It also does not belong to the US or Canada, common wrong guesses.
📝 Previous Year Questions
UPSC CSP 2019 — Who Adopted the GDPR
- UPSC 2019 The correct answer is (c) The European Union. The EU adopted GDPR in April 2016 and began enforcing it from 25 May 2018. See UPSC CSP 2019 GS Paper I, Q88.
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