GDPR enforcement varies widely by country
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Neil Hodge2019-07-19T18:38:00
Most EU countries have now issued fines under the GDPR. Determining which are the toughest enforcers depends on one’s viewpoint—we lay out country-by-country look at the enforcement trends to date.
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