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But it did change for everyone else that didn't have those laws. Also, the impact of a brach is much bigger now.

• lucb1e 7y ago
  > it did change for everyone else OP was asking for EU residents to comment on how it impacted them. This is how it impacted me. If someone else is very happy with GDPR because their country didn't implement the previous law (DPD), they should comment separately. Edit: actually, all EU member states implemented the DPD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Protection_Directive#Implementation_by_the_member_states https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Protection_Directive#Impl... So this is actually representative for everyone else. > Also, the impact of a [breach] is much bigger now Indeed, as I mentioned, the fines are higher, and that's the only change in that regard. Note that the requirement to report data breaches to the authorities is not a GDPR thing. The Netherlands introduced a separate law for that prior to GDPR. And the reason you can be fined for a breach is not because you had a breach. It's not a crime to become the victim of criminal activity, so that's also not new with GDPR. The reason for it resulting in a fine is that it often highlights inadequate security of personal data, which was also illegal under the previous law.