This statistic shows the results of a survey on the opinion of IT decision makers regarding the main challenges of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. During the survey, 71 percent of the respondents stated that the right to erasure, i.e. "to be forgotten", under which data subjects have the right to obtain their PII data from the organization and have this erased if they so wish, presented the main challenge for their organizations.
Opinion of IT decision makers on the main challenges to meet the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Right to erasure/"to be forgotten" (Article 17)
71%
Records of processing activities (Article 30)
50%
Data protection by design (Article 25)
43%
Security of processing (Article 32)
41%
Data protection impact assessment (Article 35)
33%
Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority (Article 33)
32%
Don't know
6%
None of the regulations will represent a challenge for my organization
4%
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* The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which of the following rules do you believe are going to represent the greatest challenge to your organization with regard to meeting the EU GDPR?" Combination of responses ranked first, second and third
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Varonis. (May 18, 2017). Opinion of IT decision makers on the main challenges to meet the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/797193/challenges-to-meet-the-eu-general-data-protection-regulations-in-the-uk/
Varonis. "Opinion of IT decision makers on the main challenges to meet the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017*." Chart. May 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/797193/challenges-to-meet-the-eu-general-data-protection-regulations-in-the-uk/
Varonis. (2017). Opinion of IT decision makers on the main challenges to meet the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/797193/challenges-to-meet-the-eu-general-data-protection-regulations-in-the-uk/
Varonis. "Opinion of It Decision Makers on The Main Challenges to Meet 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/797193/challenges-to-meet-the-eu-general-data-protection-regulations-in-the-uk/
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