In the U.S., the number of class-action lawsuits filed for data protection and privacy has exploded. New terms – accountability and privacy by design – are included in the draft of Europe’s new data protection framework. We will see more steam from the enforcement engine as regulators beef up compliance measures. There is good faith in hard work in the absence of explicitly clear compliance requirements, say experts. Pay attention to the state of data management practices, and be able to show strong commitment in your organization is as good as you can.”]
Source: https://www.inforisktoday.com/blogs/privacy-2012-more-enforcement-litigation-p-1150