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amelius on Aug 31, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: How the GDPR Will Disrupt Google and Facebook

> It all boils down to companies simply don't believe the fines will be enforced given just how expensive the fines are.

It sounds like a goldmine for the EU government. If they install a group of people chasing for noncompliant companies, they will pay for themselves.

fixermark on Aug 31, 2017 [–]

And with most of the major tech players being American companies, well...

No war except economic war. ;)

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