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Lawsuit by BitMEX co-founder could test GDPR’s reach over SARs
By 
Neil Hodge2022-02-28T15:59:00
Ben Delo, co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, filed a complaint against Wise Payments after the company allegedly refused his requests under the General Data Protection Regulation to provide him with personal information it submitted via suspicious activity reports.
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