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Podcast: MLex Market Insight
Episode: Questions over the GDPR’s enforcement cred; and the SEC ramps up whistleblower defense
Description: Ongoing concerns over the struggles of those tasked with enforcing the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation have raised questions about whether the bloc’s landmark privacy legislation remains fit for purpose — a mere four years after it came into effect. But while the European Data Protection Supervisor has sounded the alarm over cross-border privacy-enforcement challenges, there are those who argue that the GDPR is already equipped with all the enforcement tools it needs. Also on today’s podcast: The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s defense of whistleblowers returns to centerstage in the Biden Administration.