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1. peyton+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-12-31 12:02:09
I dunno, the second-ever GDPR enforcement action was against a kebab shop: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/

Lots of tiny businesses on that list too. Also a bunch of local governments, weirdly.

Feels like if we’re at kebab shop levels of granularity for 88 pages of rules governing the entire planet, “a lot of work” is unavoidable, no?

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2. troupo+Ea[view] [source] 2023-12-31 14:10:27
>>peyton+(OP)
>I dunno, the second-ever GDPR enforcement action was against a kebab shop: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/

I wish people would actually read the links they post.

That "poor kebab shop" was fined for this:

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CCTV was unlawfully used. Sufficient information about the video surveillance was missing. In addition, the storage period of 14 days was too long and therefore against the principle of data minimization. Addendum: Fine has been reduced to EUR 1500 by court,

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GDPR is there only because of the data storage. Illegal CCTV is covered by different laws that, in a twist that should surprise no one, you shouldn't break even if you are a kebab shop.

The actual first business listed there is a "betting place", and it was fined for illegal use of CCTV, too.

> Also a bunch of local governments, weirdly.

It's not weird. It's how laws are supposed to work: governments are not exempt from them.

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