Re: Whois vs GDPR, latest news

[Rob McEwen <rob () invaluement com>]

On 5/26/2018 12:29 PM, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ via NANOG wrote:
> I don't recall right now the exact details about how they calculate the fine


The *MINIMUM* fine is 10M euros.

SEE: https://www.gdpreu.org/compliance/fines-and-penalties/

This is true no matter how small the business, and (potentially) even if 
there was just one minor incident.

And the law is so vague and expansive - and with such massive minimum 
fines - that I wonder if this might be exploited to target political 
rivals/enemies? Or those who donate to such? It certainly could easily 
be weaponized!

And before it even gets nearly to that point, it could also turn into 
the equivalent of the tiny city of Waldo, Florida (USA) (population 
1K)... who turned their police force into a speeding-ticket revenue 
factory for some time before the State of FL shut them down. Certainly, 
the Euro bureaucrats are incentivized.

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Rob McEwen
https://www.invaluement.com