EU data protection fines could reach four per cent of business turnover

Sooraj Shah
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Four per cent would be the compromise for infringements that concern 'the rights of data subjects'

Businesses could be fined up to four per cent of their annual global turnover for breaching new EU data protection laws, under leaked plans that are up for consideration by the European Parliament ...

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