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show that even the big technology firms are
struggling with the tightening regulatory and
compliance regimes that the EU has put in
place to protect EU citizens’ data. This fine
will be a wake-up call for the tech giants and
any other company that is collecting and
hoarding mass amounts of personal data
without applying due care and attention to
the protection, retention and safe disposal of
the data once it is no longer required.”
and we may see the conclusion produce an
important test in law that will bring clarity
around GDPR implementation for others.” n
Matt Walmsley, EMEA Director at Vectra said:
“And so CNIL, the French supervisory authority,
flexes its muscles and Google is the first big
scalp for GDPR fines. Others will follow.
“User experience and clarity in terms and
conditions have been used to remind us
that data management and use are just
as important as data security within GDPR.
I’d expect Google to challenge the ruling
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Bharat Mistry, Principal Security Strategist
at Trend Micro
“
BY BECOMING THE
HIGHEST FINED
COMPANY SINCE
GDPR CAME INTO
FORCE, GOOGLE
IS NOW THE
BLACK AND WHITE
CASE STUDY OF
‘WHAT COULD
HAPPEN’ IN THE
EVENT OF NON-
COMPLIANCE.
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