GDPR Compliance in Software Development: Principles, Tools, and Development Practices
Since GDPR rolled out in 2018, enforcement has intensified. In 2023 alone, EU regulators levied roughly €2.1 billion in fines for non-compliance. That includes a jaw-dropping €1.2 billion strike against Meta for unlawful data transfers between the EU and the U.S., marking it the most significant GDPR penalty. Let’s be real. Data is serious business, and building software without GDPR compliance is like launching a bank without a vault.