Booking.com fined $557K under GDPR for reporting data breach late
By 
Neil Hodge2021-04-01T20:55:00
Online reservation Website Booking.com has been fined €475,000 (U.S. $557,000) by the Dutch Data Protection Authority for reporting a data breach 22 days later than the 72 hours required under the GDPR.
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