Euractiv reports the Hungarian government intends to suspend certain rights and protections provided by the EU General Data Protection Regulation until the COVID-19 outbreak subsides. Under the new measures, citizens will see a pause on their right to data access and erasure, while any legal actions pertaining to alleged GDPR violations will also be delayed. Opposition politician Bernadett Szél plans to challenge the suspension of rights in the Constitutional Court of Hungary, claiming that "restricting data rights is unnecessary and disproportionate."
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