Laura Jehl is co-leader of law firm BakerHostetler’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its Blockchain Technologies and Digital Currencies initiatives.
The CNIL wisely points out, “Blockchain is not always the best technology for all processing of data; it may be the source of difficulties for the controller with respect to its GDPR obligations.”
With the right technical architecture and legal analysis, companies can harness the benefits of a blockchain while ensuring that data stored on a blockchain is GDRP-compliant.