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1. tempodox · 1790030946 · focus · HN ↗

   They need to multiply by 100 to move that fine out of “cost of doing business” range.

   1. mistrial9 · 1790031198 · focus · HN ↗

      there might be an oversight component of the settlement that is not prominent in the press releases

      1. tremon · 1790033908 · focus · HN ↗

         This is a judgement from the DPC in Ireland, which has a history of reluctance [0] when it comes to enforcing the GDPR on US corporations, e.g. in [1] they even had to be ordered by a court to start investigating. I don't see the Irish DPC voluntarily choosing to take on more oversight here.

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