The report published today by Enrico Letta from the Jacques Delors Institute is a welcome effort to remove barriers that prevent the Single Market from delivering its potential.

The European Parliament has voted to substantially strengthen the rules relating to cross-border GDPR enforcement procedures, whose inefficiency have plagued the landmark data protection law. Consumer groups have repeatedly flagged the slowness and complex procedures for cross-border enforcement of the GDPR as a major barrier to effective protection of consumers’ personal data.

Tech giant’s gargantuan collection of personal data is against GDPR principles of lawfulness, fairness, data minimisation and purpose limitation.

This Saturday marks the moment the Digital Services Act will apply in full to online platforms and marketplaces. Consumers will be better protected from rogue sellers, no longer have their sensitive or children’s data used for targeted ads, and can opt for more privacy regarding recommender systems.