While the title of data protection officer has long been in use, particularly in Germany and France, the EU General Data Protection Regulation introduced a new legal definition of a DPO with specific tasks. The IAPP Resource Center offers insights on the data protection officer role, which organizations are obligated to designate a DPO, mandated tasks under the GDPR and more.
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