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Someone should send a friendly email to each of those offenders, linking the ruling. It's also fair to say that the next few years will be a busy time for the
by the_duke 8y ago
Someone should send a friendly email to each of those offenders, linking the ruling.
It's also fair to say that the next few years will be a busy time for the government agencies tasked with GDRP enforcement.
(Assuming they do it properly, which falls within the responsibility of the relevant country)
- tyingq 8y agoThey should, though assuming a bloated org structure and process, fixing it now is probably more expensive than the €20000 fine.
- lorenzhs 8y agoNote that the actual cost to Knuddels is much higher, because you also have to include the cost of implementing proper security measures. The Data Protection Officer's statement (https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de/lfdi-baden-wuerttemberg-verhaengt-sein-erstes-bussgeld-in-deutschland-nach-der-ds-gvo/ https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de/lfdi-baden-wue..., in German) states that the total cost to Knuddels is a six figure sum.
- jtbayly 8y agoBut the fine would have been more if they had refused to fix it. So the calculus isn’t straightforward.
- the_duke 8y agoFor a larger company, should be considerably higher. Also, the ruling mentioned a reduced fine for cooperation and quick remediation. This probably wouldn't play out so well with a bloated structure and process, as you mentioned.