More than 95,000 data breach complaints since EU rules kicked in


  • TECH
  • Monday, 28 Jan 2019

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Europe's data protection regulators have received more than 95,000 complaints about possible data breaches, eight months after the adoption of a landmark EU privacy law, the European Commission shared.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) gives new powers to privacy enforcers, allowing them to levy fines of up to 4% of global revenue or €20mil (RM93mil)  whichever is higher.

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