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by sieabah 2837 days ago
Don't you think it is any bit concerning that they get to pick and choose who gets affected by a GDPR lawsuit?
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It is insane. I see the same argument in every thread about GDPR and I just can't wrap my mind around it. I can't imagine how well represented or identified by nation-state politics these people must be that they are willing to concede such degrees of discretionality to a government.
There's a huge cultural difference where people generally assume regulators are going to be fair and even-handed.

FWIW it mostly works out.

Why even have laws then, just let the regulators decide who gets punished for everything.
No. EU regulation uses court as a matter of last resort. This is a good thing. It lowers barriers to entry because the regulators are not the enemy that you need to lawyer up tot talk to.