> the fines have been rising steadily for repeat offenders. Yep. Fines rose 7x last year. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/18/fines-for-breaches-of-eu-gdpr-priva

> the fines have been rising steadily for repeat offenders. Yep. Fines rose 7x last year. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/18/fines-for-breaches-of-eu-gdpr-privacy-law-spike-sevenfold.html https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/18/fines-for-breaches-of-eu-gdp... When the GDPR was rolled out, the message was very clear: our goal is compliance, not maximum fines. So first someone has to complain. Then they investigate. If things are not OK, you first get a warning, and if you get your act together, all is good. If you don't, you get a fine, and the fines will escalate. So it takes a bit, by design and intention. But it will get there, and 4% of global revenue is nothing to sneeze at...