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It's in article 83 of the GDOR: Each supervisory authority shall ensure that the imposition of administrative fines pursuant to this Article in respect of infr
by ckastner 9y ago
It's in article 83 of the GDOR:
Each supervisory authority shall ensure that the imposition of administrative fines pursuant to this Article in respect of infringements of this Regulation referred to in paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 shall in each individual case be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Note: proportionate
- syshum 9y agoI think this highlights the EU vs US perspective on Government nicely In the EU you tend to trust your bureaucrats to make a "Fair and Just" application of the law In the US we tend to expect our bureaucrats to be vindictive, corrupt, petty, and generally impose fines and penalties not based on the law but based on their personal feelings about the target of their "legal action" Thus such open ended wording like you posted being classified as a "rule" scares the shit out of most Americans
- outsideoflife 8y ago> I think this highlights the EU vs US perspective on Government nicely And the differences in the legal systems specifically. I think this is why a lot of HN commentators are finding the GDPR vague. In the US rule based regulations are the norm. For better or worse this tends to allow those with clever lawyers to search for loopholes. UK law is much more principle-based, which means trying to abuse the exact wording is not going to save you from a fine, and equally a technical-breach of wording is not going to get you prosecuted. It's not just the civil servants that we trust with this, it is the judges too.
- syshum 8y agoIn the US we have learned that trusting government normally does not work out well for the citizens of that nation.. you end up putting people in jail for Tweets, and Jokes ;)
- 2trill2spill 9y agoProportionate is subjective and means something different from person to person.