66% increase in GDPR data breach notifications across European markets
According to a Linklaters analysis, there has been a major increase of data breach notifications to data protection authorities, with an average increase in notifications of 66 percent compared to Year 1 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’).
However, the UK has bucked the trend, reporting a decrease. The analysis covered seven European countries, including Belgium, France, Germany (Free State of Bavaria), Italy, Poland, Spain and the UK, within a one-year period (May 15, 2018 to May 24, 2019).