GDPR Compliance

Definition

The legal requirement to respect user data privacy that everyone half-heartedly implements with cookie banners and generic privacy policies no one reads.

Example Usage

Our new privacy policy ensures we're GDPR compliant, though our data retention practices are still somewhat questionable.

Source: European data protection regulation

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