On the 4th anniversary of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, noyb posted an article explaining its view of the impact of privacy law.
This includes how GDPR has not changed the culture of non-compliance and how fundamental rights are belittled. That GDPR has not as yet managed to escape the downward spiral of increasing non-compliance and failure to enforce against non-compliance. noyb also highlights the disparities within member states that create technical problems such as limited resources or a lack of trained professionals and courts overturning decisions. Then there is the increasing frustration from lawyers where data subjects go to court to demand compliance with the GDPR. For noyb, they see this as a sign of their success, which was still relatively ignored only a couple of years ago.
Moving forward, regulators need to stop being afraid to be tough. They are not our friends, nor should they be. At the same time, businesses need to learn there are consequences to their actions, while legal practitioners should come to expect their views will be challenged by DPAs and the courts. Passing privacy laws is not enough; they require enforcement as well; noyb looks forward to working towards this over the years to come.
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