Cookies, pop-up, GDPR, DPO ... Protection of personal data and informed consent

At a time when, albeit understandably so in the current context, going to a restaurant in Europe involves giving our contact details, it is necessary to think about how that data is being collected, processed, and archived. Therefore, I would like to spare a few words on the text that is at the foundation of data collection practice in Europe: The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). We hear about it sporadically, but know far too little about it, and its application by data collectors is still far from perfect¹.

So, what is the GDPR and what does it really tell us about the society in which we are evolving today ?