Out now: Second edition of the GDPR Enforcement Tracker Report

A warm welcome...

…to the second edition of the GDPR Enforcement Tracker Report (“ET Report”). We are pleased to say that our analysis for this second edition of the ET Report is based on a larger overall data set with more than 570 fine cases, 526 of which made it into the editorial team’s worksheet.

Key takeaways in a nutshell...

• GDPR fines are not a temporary phenomenon but are here to stay. European authorities (and yes, we still include the UK in the Enforcement Tracker) issued fines totalling around EUR 260 million across 526 publicly known and evaluable cases.
• It may come as a surprise in view of the European legislator’s intention to fully harmonise the regulatory framework with the GDPR, but there is hardly an area (still) shaped more by national laws and the watchdogs’ practice than GDPR fines.
• Insufficient legal basis for data processing and insufficient technical and organisational measures top the GDPR fine trigger list.
• Sector exposure to fines is highest in industry and commerce and media, telecoms and broadcasting (the latter for the second consecutive year).
• Special attention should be paid to video surveillance (CCTV) measures.
• In contrast to last year’s findings, we have seen a variety of (high profile) cases where fines were significantly reduced during administrative procedures or after a supervisory authority’s decision was challenged in court.

Find out more...

Our ET Report is an online-only publication. However, we provide an Executive Summary as a service for busy readers (somebody told us that privacy professionals have full schedules these days), which is also printable for bedtime reading without a digital device. To give you even more insights, we have also added a new section about the enforcement practice of certain EU member states (more to come).

The ET Report and the Enforcement Tracker are a work in progress. We therefore highly appreciate any feedback and suggestions for improvement and/or additional information. Please reach out to us at [email protected].

Best regards,

The Enforcement Tracker Team