Since 25 May, GDPR (Global Data Protection Regulation) has been part of our lives for 5 years. In the development of children, this is when physical skills are honed; riding a bike, climbing stairs and physical things which start to stretch their horizons.
At 5, children start to work together towards a common goal; building a sandcastle or creating roles in an imaginary land can require patience, empathy and dealing with new emotions. As adults our role is now to support them, rather than be the sole focus of their attention and entertainment!
GDPR was day one for a new era which marked the first framework for fair collection, storage and use of personal data in all the ways it makes technology and finance work. It has since become the gold standard and sparked ‘copycat’ regulations in areas including Brazil, Japan, India and parts of North America.