What does the right to data portability mean?

Article 20 of the GDPR – the General Data Protection Regulation, which came into force in Italy on 25 May 2018, introduces the new right to data portability, which differs in many respects from the right to access, although closely connected. The right to data portability allows you to receive the personal data you have provided to a data controller in a structured, commonly-used and machine-readable format, and to transmit this data to another controller. The ultimate aim is to give you more control over your personal data.