A ‘natural’ person or individual who is the subject of personal data. This is an important term in the context of GDPR where the Data Subject has certain rights that need to be adhered to ensure that people’s data is being properly handled at the risk of punishment.
As previously mentioned, Data Subjects have numerous rights under the new data regulations. These include:
Failure to comply to these rights with Data Subjects can lead to punishments such as substantial fines.
Our 2018 research conducted with Data IQ looks at the opportunities and challenges companies have had adjusting to the new regulations as well as changing consumer attitudes.