GDPR: Tech firms struggle with EU's new privacy rules
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Several tech firms have opted to block EU residents from using their services because of concerns they are not compliant with a shake-up to the 28-nation bloc's data privacy laws.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on Friday.
It gives the public more rights over how personal information is used and raises the amount firms can be fined.
The UK's privacy watchdog has stressed that it accepts that some firms will have more work to do.
"It's an evolutionary process for organisations," blogged Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham.
"Organisations must continue to identify and address emerging privacy and security risks in the weeks, months and years beyond 2018."
