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IQVIA fined $7.8 million for failing to properly anonymize health data
First reported Source: BleepingComputerLast editorial activity
What happened
Italy's Data Protection Authority (GPDP) has fined IQVIA €7 million ($7.8M) over poor data-processing practices that the agency says could have put roughly one million patients at risk of data exposure and de-anonymization.
Sources & evidence
- BleepingComputer Reporting source
IQVIA fined $7.8 million for failing to properly anonymize health data ↗
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