EU lawmakers vote against mandatory data protection fines

Posted on February 20, 2013 at 15:01 PM EST

BRUSSELS, Feb 20 (Reuters) - European Parliament lawmakers voted on Wednesday against mandatory fines of up to 2 percent of global turnover for companies caught breaching consumer privacy, potentially limiting the impact of new data protection rules.

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