After two years of negotiations and much debate, the Danish Parliament passed its new Data Protection Act May 23. The law brings the country in line with the EU General Data Protection Regulation and fulfills its obligations to implement specific derogations in national legislation. In this Privacy Tracker post, Karsten Holt, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, FIP, writes about the law, including provisions where the law extends to areas not covered by the GDPR and its treatment of derogations. Editor's Note: IAPP members can access a chart of EU member states' treatment of GDPR derogations in the IAPP Resource Center.
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