With General Data Protection Regulation coming into effect May 25, 2018, most companies are assigning Data Protection Officers (DPO). Some are not sure if they should assign a DPO or not. Further, there are questions like who should the DPO report to in the organizations. At times, some of the executives or even newly assigned DPOs are not sure on what is expected role of DPO. Amidst this situation, I share a perspective and answer the following basic questions through my book: -What is the DPO role all about?-Is assignment of DPO necessary? -Should you hire an internal or appoint an external?-Who should the DPO report to? -What are the skills of an effective DPO?-How to be become an effective DPO?If you are looking for answers to above questions in simple and plain English langauge, this book is for you.