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Now playing Next Netherlands Tech multinationals sued for alleged large-scale GDPR breaches The damages could exceed €10 billion if the legal proceedings are successful, the NGO filing the cases said. 14/08/2020
Now playing Next world news Coronavirus conundrum: COVID-19 tracking apps that don’t breach privacy European countries and developers are turning to mobile apps to track the spread of COVID-19, but they have to be careful to comply with strict EU data protection laws. 10/04/2020
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