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Europe's new data laws are a way to push back on Silicon Valley

23 May 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation might not prove highly effective, but at least it tries to rein in the tech giants and put privacy above profit
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You could finally control your Facebook data if UK law is passed

7 August 2017

Data protection overhaul means you can soon ask companies to delete your entire social media history or personal information – and breaches of the new law will carry heftier fines

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