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“Legitimate interest” is nerdview

The data protection revolution of the last few years has revealed two shocking things. The first shock was that most websites collect a staggering number of pieces of data for an astonishing number of different commercial interests. We suspected things were bad, but we never knew just how bad. In the early days after new…… Continue reading “Legitimate interest” is nerdview

Published 4 June, 2021
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