This statistic shows the results of a survey on the opinion of IT decision makers regarding the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in Germany in 2017. During the survey, 32 percent of the respondents stated that they considered it a drawback that ensuring compliance would mean more costs, while 38 percent of German IT decision makers were of the opinion that the regulations added complexity to their job.
IT decision makers of organisations with 1,000+ employees;
Supplementary notes
* The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "What do you anticipate will be the business drawbacks to your organization from EU GDPR?"
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Varonis. (May 18, 2017). Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in Germany in 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/797178/gdpr-drawbacks-for-organizations-in-germany/
Varonis. "Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in Germany in 2017*." Chart. May 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/797178/gdpr-drawbacks-for-organizations-in-germany/
Varonis. (2017). Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in Germany in 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/797178/gdpr-drawbacks-for-organizations-in-germany/
Varonis. "Opinion of It Decision Makers on The Drawbacks of The Eu General Data Protection Regulations (Gdpr) for Organizations in Germany in 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/797178/gdpr-drawbacks-for-organizations-in-germany/
Varonis, Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in Germany in 2017* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/797178/gdpr-drawbacks-for-organizations-in-germany/ (last visited June 18, 2025)
Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for organizations in Germany in 2017* [Graph], Varonis, May 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/797178/gdpr-drawbacks-for-organizations-in-germany/
