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 Germany in 2017. During the survey, 32 percent of the respondents stated that they considered it a drawback that ensuring compliance would mean more costs, while 38 percent of German 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 Germany in 2017*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
GDPR adds complexity to my job
38%
Ensuring compliance will mean more costs
32%
Compulsary data removal and deletion could mean that we are deleting valuable information
22%
It will not reduce the chances of us experiencing a high profile data breach which would prove damaging our reputation
21%
It is impossible to know the location of all the PII data held by my organization
20%
It will reduce our ability to be competitive
10%
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 Germany in 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/797178/gdpr-drawbacks-for-organizations-in-germany/
Varonis. "Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in Germany in 2017*." Chart. May 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/797178/gdpr-drawbacks-for-organizations-in-germany/
Varonis. (2017). Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in Germany in 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/797178/gdpr-drawbacks-for-organizations-in-germany/
Varonis. "Opinion of It Decision Makers on The Drawbacks of The Eu General Data Protection Regulations (Gdpr) for Organizations in Germany in 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/797178/gdpr-drawbacks-for-organizations-in-germany/
Varonis, Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in Germany in 2017* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/797178/gdpr-drawbacks-for-organizations-in-germany/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in Germany in 2017* [Graph], Varonis, May 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/797178/gdpr-drawbacks-for-organizations-in-germany/
