A European privacy group on Friday announced the launch of a class-action lawsuit in Dutch court directed at American tech firms Oracle and Salesforce for alleged violations of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The group, The Privacy Collective, says it is preparing to additionally file a similar lawsuit in England and Wales. The group estimates damages sought through successful litigation could exceed €10 billion (U.S. $11.9 billion).

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Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com LinkedIn:...