>It is perfectly legal under the GDPR to make an example out of you by levying the maximum fine for a first offense, and without warning.
No it isn't. Read Article 83.
Re:GDPR: Don't Panic
by downandout on Friday May 18, 2018 @08:03AM
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Neither Article 83 or 29 impose any actual limits. They say that those imposing fines should take some things into consideration. After which they can impose a multimillion-dollar fine.
Kinda common in continental European law... Nothing new, nothing to be scared of.
Article 29 states this.[0]
[0] https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/just/document.cfm?doc_id=47889
Nothing in the GDPR states this. It's obviously the intent, but ultimately it's left up to the bon vouloir of EU regulators.
It is perfectly legal under the GDPR to make an example out of you by levying the maximum fine for a first offense, and without warning.