DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY LAWS: AN IMPACT MADE BY EU

AUTHOR – MEGHNA R, STUDENT AT SYMBIOSIS LAW SCHOOL, PUNE

BEST CITATION – MEGHNA R, DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY LAWS: AN IMPACT MADE BY EU, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (1) OF 2025, PG. 663-668, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

I. Abstract

With the rise of the age of technology, EU focussed on providing its citizen with Protection of their Personal Data and hence enriching their Right to Privacy through GDPR. GDPR ensures that Privacy of EU Citizens are intact and with its breach the entity in question faces huge penalties. These penalties later are used only to fund of the needs of its citizens. The process of development and impact of such developments on the lives of its citizens, the world at large and businesses functioning in lines of using user data, is shown. The growth of Legislations worldwide on its Data Protection policies gives scope for more improvements as the technology moves forward. India’s rise for the same taking the inspiration from GDPR and the world, is seen in the paper. The reach and Impact of EU GDPR has been discussed.

Keyword: GDPR, Data Privacy, Protection, Sanctions.