Twitter’s tiny $547K GDPR fine leaves many scratching their heads
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Neil Hodge2020-12-15T20:19:00
Ireland’s first major decision against a Big Tech company under the GDPR has stirred controversy as the country’s data regulator hit Twitter with an underwhelming €450,000 (U.S. $547,000) fine for a 2018 data breach.
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