GDPR primer for startups and self-starters

by Startacus Admin

Chi-chi Ekweozor is the founder and lead developer at social Q&A startup Assenty. Here she aims to clarify some of the facts around the EU General Data Protection Regulation & how it impacts you as a founder of a startup.
"Perhaps you’re getting a little tired of hearing about GDPR. What is it? And why should you care? This article aims to clarify some of the facts around the EU General Data Protection Regulation and how it impacts you as a self-starter or founder of a startup.

So, there are harsh penalties for ignoring the GDPR, but what does it involve?

So, how does it affect us specifically? And how could it affect you?

Does GDPR affect you more than you’d care to admit? Perhaps you’re asking yourself what to do first? 
A data audit or data map is a recommended approach - think through what you are doing with customer or user data and decide how to handle the transition to the GDPR.

Chi-chi Ekweozor is the founder and lead developer at social Q&A startup Assenty. She is probably erring on the side of caution as far as GDPR is concerned.
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Published on: 10th August 2017
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