Regulators, technology experts, and privacy campaigners all had plenty to say at the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (ICDPPC) in Tirana, Albania, this week. Below are just some of the key points that came out of the sessions:

1. Big Tech firms “need to get used to the idea that they can be prosecuted by more than one regulator, and by more than one law, for the same practices.” So warned Rohit Chopra, commissioner at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

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