Marriott reveals $124M GDPR fine for data breach
By 
Joe Mont2019-07-09T16:23:00
Marriott has disclosed in a filing with the SEC that the U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office intends to fine it roughly £99 million (U.S. $124 million) for infringements of the EU’s GDPR.
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