GDPR Enforcement

Comments debate the effectiveness, enforcement challenges, compliance violations, and overall impact of the GDPR regulation on companies and privacy practices.

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pergadad • Jan 23, 2020 • View on HN

The existence of the gdpr is not enough. You'd also need to start reporting/suing those breaching the rules.

phendrenad2 • Sep 29, 2022 • View on HN

Someone didn't read the GDPR...

TomSwirly • Oct 6, 2021 • View on HN

They flout the GDPR, so why wouldn't they flout this?

sieabahlpark • Aug 14, 2019 • View on HN

Oof that GDPR didn't work out so well for this case...

Avamander • Jul 5, 2019 • View on HN

The GDPR prompt wouldn't even be required if nothing shady is going on :P

marcosdumay • Apr 4, 2022 • View on HN

It's only a matter of enforcing the GDPR.

FiveSquared • Nov 18, 2018 • View on HN

Sorry man, I thought it would be like GDPR lol

mvkel • Apr 19, 2024 • View on HN

Probably bc they're violating gdpr

ClumsyPilot • Jul 9, 2023 • View on HN

I dont want GDPR, I want [describes like 70% of GDPR]

bencollier49 • Mar 27, 2018 • View on HN

Aaaaand.. that's why we have GDPR.