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Re:Big Tech has already made enough money in 2024 to pay all... by hiq on Monday January 08, 2024 @09:05AM (#38912046)
What about the 4% of the global turnover of a company as mentioned in https://gdpr-info.eu/issues/fines-penalties/?
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Re:Big Tech has already made enough money in 2024 to pay all... by anticorporate on Monday January 08, 2024 @09:41AM (#38912573)
If it were effective, we wouldn't all endure daily GDPR violations. But we do.
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Re:Big Tech has already made enough money in 2024 to pay all... by Chris2048 on Monday January 08, 2024 @09:54AM (#38912782)
Non-enforcement is a different issue to fines being too low.
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Re:Big Tech has already made enough money in 2024 to pay all... by anticorporate on Monday January 08, 2024 @10:09AM (#38913003)
They're related, though. A portion of fines fund enforcement activity. (IMHO, a higher portion should go to enforcement. Right now way too much goes into general funds.)
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