One banner is registered for each open site. Even if you have already visited a site, you are asked the same questions like a parrot deaf to your previous answers to get your consent to proceed with your reading. What about the understanding of the French, the effect of this GDPR regulation Who imposed himself on all of Europe?
What is personal data?
Any information that directly or indirectly identifies a natural person (such as name, registration number, telephone number, photograph, date of birth, municipality residence, fingerprint, etc.).
An OpinionWay survey conducted among 1,008 people of the French population aged 18 and over on June 12 and 13, 2019, was very revealing of the fact that the GDPR still had a long way to go for the French to know. It is clear through this survey that the security of personal data remains a concern.
What is the conclusion of this survey?
- More than half of French people think that the protection of personal data is neither better nor less guaranteed than before. It continues in 2023 as well despite the restrictions.
- Guaranteed no better no less 53%
- Better & Better Guaranteed 14%
- Fewer and Fewer Guaranteed 31%
- Using data for marketing purposes 80% of French people are by far the main concern regarding the security of their data
- The GDPR, which most French people know, still suffers from a lack of notoriety compared to the CNIL
- 27% who know what it is compared to 52% for CNIL
- 45% have never heard of it compared to 13% for CNIL
It seems clear that the potential of the GDPR will nevertheless greatly affect the evolving perception of the protection of personal data. We know that the French are prepared to exercise every right guaranteed by the GDPR. This is even though their exercise methods are less well known.
What’s the reality for GDPR?
Professionals are also beginning to implement this process.
- 2,044 data breach notifications in France and 89,271 at the European level;
- more than 19,000 data protection officers (natural or legal persons) have been appointed by more than 53,000 organizations;
- There was a flood of requests for information from professionals wanting to take ownership of this new framework, who have identified CNIL as a reference source of information.
As evidence, the CNIL site has had over 8.1 million visits in the past year.
2019 marks the completion of the transition to the GDPR. It is essential that organizations now fully implement the new text.
To support operators in their compliance dynamics and to successfully implement the GDPR, CNIL will further its support functions for professionals:
- Raising awareness for local authorities through support planning;
- Support for start-ups through dedicated content on the CNIL website;
- Development of new reference framework. It is not subject to mandatory impact analysis in the form of standards, standard rules or lists of processing operations;
- Close communication with professionals.
The 2019 survey concluded that the GDPR, which more than half of French people are now aware of, has a high gap with CNIL’s awareness. It is necessary to develop the notoriety of the GDPR, but also as it demonstrates its ability to protect data.
In 2023, CNIL is no longer inactive as can be seen in the following images.
In 2022, significant restrictions
