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Ireland GDPR report: Big fines coming soon for Big Tech?
By 
Neil Hodge2021-02-25T21:48:00
Ireland’s data regulator has 27 ongoing cross-border inquiries into Big Tech firms, according to its latest annual report. It expects several cases to be resolved in the coming year.
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