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It's about time to see no-win no-fee services to file a complaint against companies for GDPR breach. How long will it take?

• GuB-42 8y ago
  It is not how it works in Europe. No-win no-fee is a typical American thing. We don't have class actions either. It doesn't mean it won't happen, but that would be unusual.
  • chopin 8y ago
    That's not exactly true. There are services which take your cases for delayed or canceled flights for keeping a percentage of the redeemed money. It must be said that carriers brought that to themselves by stonewalling customers despite pretty clear laws. But this is rather an exemption. Personally I would love to see similar services for GDPR. However the structuring of the law makes this unlikely, I believe.
• xxs 8y ago
  The proceeding would be undertaken by the state and the companies might be fined.
  • ptaipale 8y ago
    All in all, GDPR reminds me of how legislation and regulation was constructed in USSR and now in Russia. The rules are such that it is practically impossibly to comply; it is then left to the powers-that-be to decide which ones of those in breach are investigated and prosecuted. It's the perfect setup for arbitrary and selective application of justice system to attack political opponents, dissidents etc.
    • mirko22 8y ago
      Exactly how politicians like it
    • xxs 8y ago
      >The rules are such that it is practically impossibly to comply; it is then left to the powers-that-be to decide which ones of those in breach are investigated and prosecuted. I'd not say they are impossible to comply at all, coming from a company extremely heavily impacted by the GDPR, with multiple divisions loosely connected (hence harder to ensure forgetfulness) and a lot of customer interaction. I do consider GDPR a very good tool/means to enforce some thought and discipline during development process.