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The problem over the last few weeks is that people kept repeating the same falsehoods about GDPR over and over again. So the same correct information needed to

The problem over the last few weeks is that people kept repeating the same falsehoods about GDPR over and over again. So the same correct information needed to be posted in response. In every one of these threads, for example, somebody posts about how regulators must issue warnings and that companies must be given a chance to correct any problems well before they are issued a fine. This is patently false, and it needed to be corrected wherever I saw it posted. Everyone should have a chance to learn accurate facts about this nightmarish regulation, especially here on HN where we have many tech entrepreneurs. Most people don’t see every post on GDPR. For the record, I just searched for GDPR stories on here and it turns out I have commented on only a small percentage of the GDPR threads that have been submitted.

hypertextcoffee 8y ago
I guess the UK ICO has a different (read: the correct) view: ""When we do need to apply a sanction, fines will not always be the most appropriate or effective choice," Denham said. "Compulsory data protection audits, warnings, reprimands, and enforcement notices are all important enforcement tools. The ICO can even stop an organisation processing data." "None of these will require an organisation to write a cheque to the Treasury, but they will have a significant impact on their reputation and, ultimately, their bottom line," she said." https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2018/april/gdpr-uk-watchdog-promises-enforcement/ https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2018/april/gdpr-uk-watch... This is stuff the ICO has been doing for decades anyway, because they've always had the power. Remember when they got a warrant to search the London Office of Cambridge Analytica? That was pre-GDPR. If you think you know more than the UK Information Commissioner's Office about GDPR compliance, you're delusional.

hypertextcoffee 8y ago

I guess the UK ICO has a different (read: the correct) view: ""When we do need to apply a sanction, fines will not always be the most appropriate or effective choice," Denham said. "Compulsory data protection audits, warnings, reprimands, and enforcement notices are all important enforcement tools. The ICO can even stop an organisation processing data." "None of these will require an organisation to write a cheque to the Treasury, but they will have a significant impact on their reputation and, ultimately, their bottom line," she said." https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2018/april/gdpr-uk-watchdog-promises-enforcement/ https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2018/april/gdpr-uk-watch... This is stuff the ICO has been doing for decades anyway, because they've always had the power. Remember when they got a warrant to search the London Office of Cambridge Analytica? That was pre-GDPR. If you think you know more than the UK Information Commissioner's Office about GDPR compliance, you're delusional.