• 9point6@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I’m pretty sure the EU GDPR requires explicit & clear consent for data collection.

    That’s up to a £17.5m fine or 4% of your annual turnover, whichever is higher

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      10 months ago

      That’s nothing.

      100% of last years profit. Make them almost die the first time and utterly ruin them if they do it a second.

      Sick of these insignificant fines that do nothing to stop these companies.

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        10 months ago

        Its not even borderline ridiculous. The fines are so low they just incorporate them into operating costs. Jail the entire executive suit and board if a company does this shit, no bail.

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          10 months ago

          I highlighted turnover deliberately. 4% of any company’s turnover is absolutely not something that can be rolled into BAU running costs.

          Not least of all, if a company doesn’t fix the violations, they’ll come for it again with a fresh 4% fine.

          Edit: typo