European Union member states endorsed a sweeping overhaul of the 28-country bloc’s data protection laws on Monday, bringing a web of national laws into a single set of rules with the potential for heavy fines.The proposed rules seek to strengthen the privacy of citizens at a time when the use of vast amounts of personal data by web giants such as Facebook and Google has come under increased scrutiny in the EU.
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