GDPR: Compliance emails often unnecessary and based on 'bad advice' in many cases, claims Dr Kuan Hon

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Dr Kuan Hon blames poor legal advice and 'media misinformation' for wave of GDPR emails

The wave of GDPR opt-in emails that stuffed in-boxes throughout much of May were often unnecessary, top data protection lawyer Dr Kuan Hon has told Computing.  Hon blames "bad advice being given...

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