Post by account_disabled on Dec 26, 2023 4:34:24 GMT -5
Awider and better picture of the level of compliance one year into the GDPR. . The threat of huge fines never materialised with the exception of Googles token slap on the wrist by the French. Only fines were imposed in the first eight months of GDPR and removing the M Google fine the average GDPR penalty was approximately . Even Googles fine was merely a snip of the companys . billion revenue approximately.
Far below the potential. The fines that were handed out were extremely measured and reflect that DPAs are not out to trip companies up and were moving forward diligently. The token GDPR fine from French CNIL against Google for lack of transparency inadequate information Phone Number List lack of valid consent regarding the ads personalization can be viewed as a shot across the bows for the tech giant. It also demonstrated that DPAs have the will and muscle to implement fines on larger companies and that the major players are not untouchable. The first GDPR fine was for German social media platform Knuddels. Although the data breach was a major one compromising the email addresses and passwords of users the companys proactive approach to addressing the breach meant that that the fine was only.
They not only responded quickly by notifying the German data protection authorities and customers they also worked rapidly to bring in the recommended security procedures. Stefan Brink state data protection commissioner for BadenWurttemberg commented on its fine against Knuddels The LfDI is not interested in entering into a competition for the highest possible fines. In the end its about improving privacy and data security for the users. Although it remains to be seen whether other DPAs take a similar approach this case sets a valuable precedent. In March when the Polish DPA showed a highly measured response by only issuing a.
Far below the potential. The fines that were handed out were extremely measured and reflect that DPAs are not out to trip companies up and were moving forward diligently. The token GDPR fine from French CNIL against Google for lack of transparency inadequate information Phone Number List lack of valid consent regarding the ads personalization can be viewed as a shot across the bows for the tech giant. It also demonstrated that DPAs have the will and muscle to implement fines on larger companies and that the major players are not untouchable. The first GDPR fine was for German social media platform Knuddels. Although the data breach was a major one compromising the email addresses and passwords of users the companys proactive approach to addressing the breach meant that that the fine was only.
They not only responded quickly by notifying the German data protection authorities and customers they also worked rapidly to bring in the recommended security procedures. Stefan Brink state data protection commissioner for BadenWurttemberg commented on its fine against Knuddels The LfDI is not interested in entering into a competition for the highest possible fines. In the end its about improving privacy and data security for the users. Although it remains to be seen whether other DPAs take a similar approach this case sets a valuable precedent. In March when the Polish DPA showed a highly measured response by only issuing a.
