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Romanian data watchdog fines Călin Georgescu for unlawful use of cookies, data collection on his website

July 17, 2025

Romania's data protection authority has fined far-right populist Călin Georgescu over RON 50,000 for violating both national and EU privacy regulations through his personal website. The investigation, concluded in June 2025 by the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP), found that the former presidential hopeful unlawfully collected user data without proper consent or transparency.

Between December 6, 2024, and April 3, 2025, the website...

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