In an Op-Ed for The Huffington Post, Ale Brown writes about why consumers should take control of their privacy. Brown states millennials spend more money online than any other age group, leaving them open to trouble if a cyberattack were to take place. For Canadians, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act may offer protection, but the EU General Data Protection Regulation may end up as the true game changer, and consumers around the world should take advantage of the impending rules. “For European residents, GDPR actively empowers consumers to keep businesses in check,” Brown writes. “I am confident that other countries will witness the success of this strategy and follow like a domino effect.”
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