The article highlights criticism from privacy activists about the enforcement of the GDPR, particularly the slow proceedings and low rate of fines imposed by European data protection authorities. Notably, in Spain, thousands of complaints resulted in only a fraction of fines, suggesting a lack of motivation to enforce the law effectively. Activists argue that data protection authorities often side with companies rather than the individuals they are supposed to protect, creating a disheartening contrast with more proactive enforcement in other areas of law.
The activists speak of a specific phenomenon in data protection. In 2022, the Spanish data protection authority received 15,128 complaints. However, only 378 fines were imposed.
Somehow it's only data protection authorities that can't be motivated to actually enforce the law they're entrusted with. In every other area, breaches of the law regularly result in monetary fines.
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