The new amendments for Finland’s Data Protection Act went into effect 1 Jan., the Helsinki Times reports. The revamped law states companies cannot use the information of children under the age of 13 and gives regulators more powers to penalize companies for noncompliance. Public authorities have been granted increased abilities to obtain citizens’ data for matters of “public interest,” while certain agencies have been granted immunity from fines under the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
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