Google has been fined €50 million by the French data protection agency, Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Liberts (CNIL). Partner Dudley Kneller explains what impact this decision may have for Australian companies.

Google has been fined €50 million by the French data protection agency, Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Liberts (CNIL). Whilst the penalty likely caused more than a sharp intake of breath from Google executives, it would have also caused heartburn for a number of its competitors such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Amazon.

But what impact does such a decision have for Australian companies?

Madgwicks Technology Partner Dudley Kneller explores the effect this decision and GDPR will have on Australian companies in this LexisNexis Regulatory Compliance whitepaper.

The whitepaper is available here.

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