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Brave accuses European governments of GDPR resourcing failure

Brave, a maker of a pro-privacy browser, has lodged lawsuits with the European Commission in opposition to 27 EU Member States for less than resourcing their nationwide information coverage watchdogs. It’s asking the European Union’s govt frame to release an infringement process in opposition to Member State…
Brave, a maker of a pro-privacy browser, has lodged complaints with the European Commission against 27 EU Member States for under resourcing their national data protection watchdogs. It’s asking the European Union’s executive body to launch an infringement procedure against Member State…

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Author: Natasha Lomas

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