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Re:Dark patterns after the GDPR: consent pop-ups and their i... by WA on Saturday March 06, 2021 @06:20AM (#26366682)
Guy in IT sec recently: some companies reduced their yearly pentesting budget and spend the money on a GDPR paper trail instead. Compliance on paper more important than actual IT security.
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Re:Dark patterns after the GDPR: consent pop-ups and their i... by p_l on Saturday March 06, 2021 @06:47AM (#26366794)
This shows that they consider GDPR fine possible, thus making it a more worthwhile risk. There risk of penalties from cyber attack unpreparedness is essentially zero.
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