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So, who gets the money for these fines? The idea is for consumers to be protected, but some entity to get rich? or do funds gets distributed to the affected i

So, who gets the money for these fines? The idea is for consumers to be protected, but some entity to get rich? or do funds gets distributed to the affected individuals?

mrtksn 7y ago
AFAIK the EU commission gets the money and as a result the EU members pay in less for the budget. The fine is not for the damages.
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- AnssiH 7y ago
  That is true for EU fines, but these are fines levied by the national authorities so they to go the national budgets of those countries.
  - vonmoltke 7y ago
    I thought GDPR violations were handled by national ICOs on behalf of the EU. Am I confused?
flr03 7y ago
GDPR fines are not supposed to be distributed to individuals, but those who believe they are affected by the non-respect of GDPR rules can sue the company.
anoncake 7y ago
Of course it goes to the customers. To keep things simple, it goes to all customers, not just the ones harmed in that instance.