# Background The GDPR has introduced stricter and more substantive requirements for organisations that process data. Meanwhile, it affords a number of data rights to citizens that organisations are obligated to facilitate. Not doing so, presents the potential for huge fines. In this chapter, the changes made by the GDPR are highlighted. These are contrasted with what the current practice of exercising data rights looks like. {% content-ref url="/pages/-MN86QKOVms1rYfC-y09" %} [The GDPR](/background/gdpr-and-data-requests.md) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="/pages/-MN86QKPHpS266Ei03lD" %} [Data Request Practice](/background/data-request-practice.md) {% endcontent-ref %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://whitepaper.open-data-rights.org/background.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.