Numerous U.S.-based companies that operate online have customers from the European Union (EU) or other parts of the European Economic Area (EEA). If your business engages with these customers, it is subject to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This extensive data privacy regulation has an impact on many U.S. entities due to its extraterritorial reach.
Many countries across the globe are realizing the importance of the right to privacy in the digital era. The GDPR, the data privacy legislation for the European Union, came into force in 2018 and became the guiding star for an array of privacy laws. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) by the Indian government is the latest privacy law aimed at protecting individuals’ privacy while ensuring hassle-free business operations.
The month of August was a busy month at Vanta — we shipped Access Reviews schedules, 35 new integrations and new integration capabilities, Improvements to Vendor Risk Management, and more.