EU privacy chief expects first round of fines under new law by year-end
The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), heralded as the biggest shake-up of data privacy laws in more than two decades, came into force on May 25.
The new rules, designed for the digital age, allow consumers to better control their personal data and give regulators the power to impose fines of up to 4% of global revenue or €20 million (£17.5 million), whichever is higher, for violations.
Enforcers have since then been deluged by complaints about violations and queries for clarification, with France and Italy alone reporting a 53% jump in complaints from last year, European Data Protection Supervisor Giovanni Buttarelli said.
https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/news/eu-privacy-chief-expects-first-round-of-fines-under-new-law-by-year-end/