GDPR enforcement is on fire!

Data protection authorities (DPAs) are rapidly increasing their GDPR enforcement activities and here are some trends coming to surface.

While fines are not always particularly high, in terms of volume, data protection authorities (DPAs) are rapidly increasing their GDPR enforcement activities.

DPAs have levied 190 fines and penalties to date. Spain leads the pack as Europe’s most active regulator, followed by Romania (21) and Germany (18).

Failures of data governance – not security – trigger the most fines and penalties. Breaches are just a starting point. However, compromised data from even a single customer can be expensive.

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