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But merely being a repeat offender isn't enough to trigger the maximum fine.

You'd have to be a consistant repeat offender, with no effort made at remediation, with no cooperation with the regulator, and probably handling sensitive or financial data.

Here's a list of recent actions taken. I think the current maximum fine is £500,000. Have a look through a few of these hopefully it's somewhat reassuring.

https://ico.org.uk/action-weve-taken/enforcement/

>>DanBC+(OP)
Note that this is the UK agency, you might see different behaviors if you scanned the Belgian regulators enforcement list.

>>kasey_+V1
Sure, but the people spreading FUD about this are not referencing anything at all.