Privacy groups launch GDPR complaints
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Neil Hodge2019-06-06T16:00:00
European privacy rights groups have launched a campaign to stop social media platforms and internet search engines from “spying” on users through online advertising by filing GDPR complaints with nine EU data regulators.
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