GDPR supervisory authorities issued €2.9 million in fines in Q2 2020

There were at least 46 administrative fines under the GDPR in the past three months, with the penalties totalling nearly €2.9 million.

The Spanish Data Protection Authority led the way this quarter, issuing 16 fines. Meanwhile, Nordic countries were a large contributor to the quarter’s totals, with both the Norwegian Data Protection Authority and Finland’s Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman meting out four fines, and Sweden’s supervisory authority handing out three fines.

Source: GDPR supervisory authorities issued £2.6 million in fines in Q2 2020 – IT Governance UK Blog