Trends Report

Don't Let GDPR Derail Your Blockchain Strategy

Distributed Ledger Technology Can Even Become Part Of GDPR Compliance Frameworks

December 21st, 2018
With contributors:
Pascal Matzke , Michael Glenn , Ian McPherson

Summary

Striking the optimal balance between transparency and confidentiality is one of the key challenges when designing a system based on distributed ledger technology (DLT). GDPR stipulations like the right to be forgotten add to the complexity and have led some to pronounce blockchains and GDPR to be completely incompatible. While the latter is not the case, CIOs nevertheless have a key role to play in ensuring that DLT projects aren't derailed due to compliance concerns or breaches Read this report to understand the implications of GDPR in the context of DLT and why the two aren't mutually exclusive.

Want to read the full report?

Contact us to become a client

This report is available for individual purchase ($1495).

Forrester helps business and technology leaders use customer obsession to accelerate growth. That means empowering you to put the customer at the center of everything you do: your leadership strategy, and operations. Becoming a customer-obsessed organization requires change — it requires being bold. We give business and technology leaders the confidence to put bold into action, shaping and guiding how to navigate today's unprecedented change in order to succeed.