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A comment on GDPR: Don't Panic. Parent comment

Re:GDPR: Don't Panic by jdietrich on Friday May 18, 2018 @07:17AM (#17100469)
>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.

https://gdpr-info.eu/art-83-gdpr/

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Re:GDPR: Don't Panic by downandout on Friday May 18, 2018 @08:03AM (#17100711)
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.
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Re:GDPR: Don't Panic by yls on Friday May 18, 2018 @08:40AM (#17100928)
Kinda common in continental European law... Nothing new, nothing to be scared of.
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