( May 12, 2026, 15:51 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A large unnamed tech company was fined €176,000 by Belgium's data protection authority for not deleting an employee's mailbox in a timely matter after her departure. The watchdog also said in the statement on Tuesday that it had fined Belgian fintech company Isabel SA €120,000 for not recognizing its responsibility as a data controller, and fined water company SWDE €86,000 for a lack of transparency while recording and listening to calls made to its call center.Statement follows (in Dutch), decisions attached (in Dutch and French)....
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