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Ask HN: Are governments and other public sector organizations exempt from GDPR?
I've been getting mixed opinions/interpretations regarding this, although I believe they shouldn't.
Can someone elucidate me?
- TomMarius 8y agoThe government is mandated by law. GDPR clearly states that requirements set by law take precedence, doesn't matter what kind of organization or business.
- ourcat 8y agoThis site has more info : https://www.eugdpr.org/gdpr-faqs.html https://www.eugdpr.org/gdpr-faqs.html But I would say government offices and public sector organisations do fall under this: ".. It applies to all companies processing and holding the personal data of data subjects residing in the European Union, regardless of the company’s location."
- ealexhudson 8y agoNo, they're not, in fact they often have a higher standard to meet (more likely to need a DPO, for example).
- elborro 8y agoNo. Every EU country is required to implement GDPR as a law. All government bodies have to abide their own countries laws. As an example; the implementation of GDPR in The Netherlands is called AVG, and it's currently discussed that the tax authorities might be the first to receive a warning or fine.