Looking back at what really happened when the EU General Data Protection Regulation came into effect – from the perspective of 6 months later.

On 17 May 2018, the Board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) adopted the proposed Temporary Specification for Registration Data of generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs).

Infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which has become binding since 25 May, are subject to severe penalties. In a brief interview, Thomas Rickert, lawyer and Director of the eco Competence Group Names & Numbers, explains what the status of implementation in Germany is, and how likely sanctions are.

Today, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enters into force in order to strengthen the legal rights of European citizens to have their personal data protected. For companies, it means that they have to adhere to stricter requirements when it comes to customer data and its further processing.

With the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect on 25 May, it is now more important than ever to fulfill high quality standards in email marketing. Exactly what are the new legal and technical stipulations that senders need to fulfill? This was the subject of discussion for around 140 international experts at the CSA Summit 2018 in Frankfurt.