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After one year of GDPR legislation, according to the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), there have been over 144,000 complaints and queries and over 89,000 reported data breaches. These numbers are expected to increase in the coming year.
Companies who haven’t complied with the GDPR may be subject to fines and penalties. Companies and users want better enforcement of these penalties. To date, enforcement has not been as rigid as it could be, particularly when it comes to larger corporations, many of which are still out of compliance. This has been upsetting to users who expect to see the fines applied when privacy rules are not followed. Also disappointed are those companies and organizations that spent a great deal of money and time ensuring they met the deadline for compliance.