as at 10 June 2022 1087 fines had been issued for breaches of the GDPR. These fines totalled Euro1,631,665,332 that is an average of over euro150,000 per fine.
Fines can be issued to companies, charities, individuals in fact anyone the breaches the legislation.
The smallest fine issued so far was for Euro28, the largest Euro746,000,000
some notable names who have been warned, fined or both include:
- Marriott International
- British Airways
- The Conservative Party
- Reed online
- Royal Mail Group
- The Ministry of Justice
- Virgin Media
- The Cabinet Office
- Unite the Union
- Saga Services
- Saga Personal Finance
- Sports Direct
- Papa Johns
- American Express
Fines are also being issued for non payment of data protection fees!
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