661 fines issued since GDPR became enforceable, totaling €292 million

From helpnetsecurity.com

GDPR fines issued

3 years since rolling out in May 2018, there have been 661 GDPR fines issued by European data protection authorities. Every one of the 28 EU nations, plus the United Kingdom, has issued at least one GDPR fine.

While GDPR sets out the regulatory framework that all EU member states must follow, each state legislates independently and is allowed to interpret the regulations differently and impose their own fines to organizations that break the EU law.

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