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A Smart Approach to GDPR Compliance “This,” Dr Damiano Torre explains, letting a hefty printout of the new EU GDPR law fall with a soft thud next to his keyboard, “is the most important piece of paper in my office.” The ‘piece of paper’ would be better referred to as a book, and with Post-its sticking out of it and well-thumbed pages covered in yellow highlighter. The day-to-day nature of his use is evident from looking at it.
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Torre is a research associate at SnT with a background in ensuring software consistency for safety-critical systems. He has scrutinised every word of the new GDPR law. “This was my first time working with a natural language, English, rather than a formal computer language. But English turned out to be simpler than what I was used to,” Torre continued. “I am really