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Dutch DPA defends EU GDPR 'legitimate interests' approach criticised by European Commission

Published on: 06 July 2022
Published by an MLex correspondent

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  • Legitimate interests or consent?

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MLex: On 5 July 2022, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) defended its controversial interpretation of a key data-processing provision of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU GDPR) after the emergence this week of the European Commission advice that it was wrong.

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