GDPR is in effect since 25th of May. Nobody knows how it will be enforced. What we all need to keep in mind is that there is not yet any case law regarding the GDPR requirements, so it is impossible at this point to answer questions with any real certainty.

There is substantial amount of discussion on how to comply to the regulation. Bear in mind that the GDPR is the end result of a praisable attempt to control the way our privacy is ever more unethically exploited by big companies that make huge profits with our personal data. We all know which companies ride the top of that list.

So it is my believe that the enforcers will direct all their attention to these companies. I don’t think much effort will go into the local online drugstore.
However I believe it is a very good thing that also the local drugstore pays attention to the personal data of its clients. I hope the GDPR is the start of a more ethical approach to privacy by all of us. But lets not get carried away and overreact and overdo things.

My sources are legal professionals who write their opinions in Dutch. So it will probably be not of any use to you. I recommend to go surfing the internet for sensible and professional opinions on these matters. I also recommend to use common sense. Don’t get carried away by all the fuzz around GDPR. And do not follow others mindlessly.

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