This statistic presents the steps taken by companies in the United States to comply with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation Act as of August 2018. According to the findings, 78 percent of respondents reported that their company had conducted a GDPR gap assessment, while 32 percent stated that they have increased their data privacy budget as a measure towards complying with the GDPR.
What steps have companies in the United States taken to comply with the GDPR?
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eMarketer. (October 19, 2018). What steps have companies in the United States taken to comply with the GDPR? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/946800/steps-taken-companies-taken-comply-gdpr-usa/
eMarketer. "What steps have companies in the United States taken to comply with the GDPR?." Chart. October 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946800/steps-taken-companies-taken-comply-gdpr-usa/
eMarketer. (2018). What steps have companies in the United States taken to comply with the GDPR?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946800/steps-taken-companies-taken-comply-gdpr-usa/
eMarketer. "What Steps Have Companies in The United States Taken to Comply with The Gdpr?." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/946800/steps-taken-companies-taken-comply-gdpr-usa/
eMarketer, What steps have companies in the United States taken to comply with the GDPR? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/946800/steps-taken-companies-taken-comply-gdpr-usa/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
What steps have companies in the United States taken to comply with the GDPR? [Graph], eMarketer, October 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/946800/steps-taken-companies-taken-comply-gdpr-usa/