Understanding the Right of Access in Data Privacy Laws
· 26h ago · Originally reported by PPC Land
The right of access allows individuals to find out if a company is processing their personal data and to request a copy of that data. This right is established under GDPR Article 15 and is also present in various US state privacy laws.
Why it matters
Knowing about the right of access is important for anyone working with digital advertising, as it affects how companies handle user data and respond to privacy requests.
Explain it like I’m new here
It's like being able to ask a company, 'What do you know about me?' and getting a list of everything they have.
Terms in this story
PII (personally identifiable information)
PII (personally identifiable information) is information that identifies, or can be used to identify, a specific person, such as a name, email, phone number or government ID number.
GDPR
The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is the European Union's data protection law, applying since May 2018, which governs how organisations collect and use personal data about people in the EU.
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