GDPR Fines Hit €3 Billion in 2025 – Key Lessons for DPOs
GDPR Fines in 2025: In the first half of the year, companies were hit with record-breaking fines for violations of […]
GDPR came into full force on 25 May 2018. Right after that, Max Schrems filed the first cases under GDPR against Facebook and Google. The €3.9 billion lawsuits accused the companies of “coercing” users into accepting their data collection policies. These lawsuits became test cases to see how regulators interpret the GDPR. Also, how well they went against the technology giants.
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