On April 24, 2018, the DDPA presented its 2017 Annual Report titled "More Attention for Privacy" (source document in Dutch). The report discloses the following about 2017: (i) 10,009 data breaches were notified to the DDPA; (ii) the DDPA finalized 200 investigations, including investigations into data breaches; (iii) the DDPA performed 217 "alternative interventions"; (iv) the DDPA advised on draft bills 28 times; (v) the DDPA imposed 20 measures under threat of penalty; and (vi) the DDPA imposed no fines.
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