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By Neil Hodge2020-12-22T20:43:00+00:00
European data protection authorities (DPAs) need to speed up their investigative and decision-making processes especially with regard to cross-border complaints before regulators lose patience and find legal means to mete out penalties under national laws instead of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
DPAs also need to be more aligned in the way they enforce the single market’s strict rules on privacy, particularly regarding fines and corrective actions, say experts looking ahead to 2021.
One of the key problem areas under the GDPR is the “one-stop shop” mechanism, introduced to simplify cross-border complaints. It says the data regulator of where a company has its European headquarters can act as the lead supervisory authority in any case in which cross-border processing arises. This means companies can nominate their “home” regulator to investigate any breach or complaint rather than deal with several European DP
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