[downandout]

I’m not on the warpath, but I will consistently dispute rosy predictions about the “good natured enforcers” (a direct quote from Jacques) of GDPR. No law or regulation this easy to violate, with fines this large, that claims extraterritorial powers, has ever not been abused, and this will be no exception.

With regard to your claim that it will not be subject to unique interpretations in each country within the EU, that simply isn’t true. Each country will have its own enforcement agencies. They’ll enforce it in different ways, and to different degrees. Since this regulation is so vague, it simply isn’t possible that they will all interpret and enforce it in the same way.

You seem to be in Jacque’s corner, claiming that our new self-appointed privacy overlords will be perfectly coordinated and “good natured”. As someone with quite a bit of experience dealing with government agencies, I can tell you that few of those that seek out relatively low-paying government jobs where the primary perk is having power over other people are “good natured”. There will be abuses.

The good news is that D-Day is here, and now we can all stop arguing and watch to see whose predictions come true.