What is 'personal data'? IT leaders debate the GDPR definition

Tom Allen
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The GDPR's definition of 'personal data' is so broad that it is causing concern across the IT industry

Last week, Computing held an IT Leaders' Forum, attended by CIOs from a variety of industries, to discuss all aspects of the GDPR. Despite being less than a year away from full implementation, conc...

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