Europe’s data protection authorities (DPAs) do not have the resources or technical expertise to enforce the bloc’s strict privacy rules or regulate the tech sector effectively, says a report from Brave. The tech firm that developed an internet browser with privacy protections to limit data tracking and advertising argues the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is “in danger of failing” because EU governments have not given data regulators the tools—or money—they need to enforce the regulation properly in the two years since it was applied.

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