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Should subsidiaries face GDPR fines based on parent company's turnover, EU's top judges are asked

By Sam Clark ( August 24, 2023, 10:24 GMT | Insight) -- The question of whether subsidiary companies should face EU privacy fines calculated on the turnover of their parent company is to be addressed by the EU’s top court after Danish judges referred questions on how the GDPR defines an “undertaking.” If the EU Court of Justice finds that subsidiaries are liable to fines based on the turnover of their parent companies, it could massively increase the penalties they face.Should subsidiary companies be fined for EU privacy violations based on the turnover of their parent company? The novel question will be considered by the EU's top judges after a referral in a Danish court dispute....

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