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> data protection agencies are doing fuck all Why do you say this? At least ours is just swamped, so it'll take a while. Plus big cases take up a lot of resour
by icebraining 7y ago
> data protection agencies are doing fuck all
Why do you say this? At least ours is just swamped, so it'll take a while. Plus big cases take up a lot of resources. But there have been GDPR fines issued, and many many more warnings that might lead to fines if the company doesn't comply.
- nihonde 7y agoI’ve been a lawyer practicing in this area since the mid-90s. Nothing meaningful has changed since then. They pass laws and regs, consultants and lawyers get rich by scaring their clients about upcoming rule changes, and the regulators hand out completely ineffectual slaps on the wrist while the big players openly violate the rules.
- Nextgrid 7y agoBeing swamped shouldn't prevent them from at least starting somewhere, and Google and Facebook are violating it so badly it should be a very easy case... yet none of the data protection agencies dare to go anywhere near it (there have been cases against but they seemed to hinge on minor violations as opposed to the elephant in the room). Plus, the swamping problem will stop because the first high-profile case will scare everyone else into compliance.
- icebraining 7y ago> Google and Facebook are violating it so badly it should be a very easy case... Not really, because Google and Facebook will also fight any accusation tooth and nail in the courts and through lobbying. The case must be very well documented and defended. I'm not saying you're wrong, but it's too early to tell.