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Data Protection Authority (DPA)

Data Protection Authority definition (noun)
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A Data Protection Authority (DPA) is a public authority in the European Union (EU) who oversees the enforcement of data privacy laws. The EU Commission has assigned one DPA to each EU member state.

Appears in: GDPR

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