This statistic shows the results of a survey on the opinion of IT decision makers regarding the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. During the survey, 50 percent of the respondents stated that they considered it a drawback that ensuring compliance would mean more costs, while 48 percent of IT decision makers were of the opinion that the regulations added complexity to their job.
Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Ensuring compliance will mean more costs
50%
GDPR adds complexity to my job
48%
Compulsary data removal and deletion could mean that we are deleting valuable information
21%
It will not reduce the chances of us experiencing a high profile data breach which would prove damaging our reputation
16%
It is impossible to know the location of all the PII data held by my organization
14%
There would be no business drawbacks to my organization
IT decision makers of organisations with 1,000+ employees
Supplementary notes
* The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "What do you anticipate will be the business drawbacks to your organization from EU GDPR?"
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Varonis. (May 18, 2017). Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/796160/gdpr-drawbacks-for-organizations-in-the-uk/
Varonis. "Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017*." Chart. May 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/796160/gdpr-drawbacks-for-organizations-in-the-uk/
Varonis. (2017). Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/796160/gdpr-drawbacks-for-organizations-in-the-uk/
Varonis. "Opinion of It Decision Makers on The Drawbacks of The Eu General Data Protection Regulations (Gdpr) for Organizations in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/796160/gdpr-drawbacks-for-organizations-in-the-uk/
Varonis, Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/796160/gdpr-drawbacks-for-organizations-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017* [Graph], Varonis, May 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/796160/gdpr-drawbacks-for-organizations-in-the-uk/
