In second drastic reduction, ICO fines Marriott $23.8M
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Neil Hodge2020-10-30T19:44:00
The Marriott GDPR fine handed down by the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office is less than 20 percent of the original number the regulator proposed, the second time this month such a drastic reduction has taken place.
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