The Court of Justice of the European Union is set to make its decision in the case between Facebook and Belgium's Data Protection Authority, which could give regulators increased powers to fine companies in their own courts, The Wall Street Journal reports. The case involves the one-stop shop mechanism under the EU General Data Protection Regulation, as the Belgian DPA sought to stop Facebook from tracking citizens. Under the one-stop shop mechanism, the Irish Data Protection Commission serves as the lead regulator for issues involving Facebook.
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