Does GDPR enable identity theft?
Under GDPR you'll be able to ask organisations to hand over all the data they hold on you. But what happens when a cyber criminal is able to pass himself off as you, and force firms to tell him everything?
There are fears that GDPR could enable identity theft, with new rights conferred to data subjects, allowing them to request that organisations hand over all data they hold on them. This means that a...
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