European consumers and business would lose millions of euros without strong data protection rules

European consumers and business would lose millions of euros without strong data protection rules

European consumers and business would lose millions of euros without strong data protection rules sandrine.carpentier Wed 30/09/2026 - 15:08 New research from Assembly Research, commissioned by BEUC, shows that privacy has real economic value and that strong enforcement of the GDPR benefits not only consumers, but businesses and the wider European economy. Strong rights help build the trust and confidence that a healthy digital economy depends o…