What American Enterprises Can Learn From Europe's GDPR Mistakes

This commentary examines the proposed American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) through the lens of the EU's GDPR, warning that U.S. companies may face similar compliance hurdles—expansive scope, complex assessments, and training/recordkeeping gaps—and urging early preparation via formal data protection plans, appointing a data protection officer, tailored employee training, and the adoption of automated compliance tooling, unified endpoint management, and zero-trust security to strengthen controls and evidence collection.