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The GDPR at five—great expectations, middling results and an uncertain outlook

Published on: 25 May 2023
Published by an MLex correspondent

Table of contents

  • Big tech
  • One-stop shop
  • The next five years

Article summary

Mlex: When the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation came into force five years ago, some said it would usher in a new era of EU supremacy over Silicon Valley’s tech giants, reining in their rampant data-driven power. Others said it was an innovation killer, holding back progress with labyrinthine rules. Neither vision has quite been borne out, but there has been regulatory infighting aplenty, some genuinely significant enforcement actions, and major litigation to come in the years ahead.

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