On July 23, 2018, Denmark’s data protection agency announced that companies must encrypt all emails transmitting sensitive personal data. This new rule goes into effect January 1, 2019, giving companies that do business in or with Denmark approximately five months to implement encryption technologies for their email systems. This is a strict interpretation of Article 9 of GDPR; however, one facet of GDPR is that each European Union country can interpret and determine how companies must comply with the overarching GDPR principles and requirements.
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