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lmkg | 10 months ago

> You also have to remember that individual countries fining on global revenue runs the risk of fines "duplicating" each other for the same or similar behavior, again bankrupting a corporation when the goal should be to change behavior.

This is explicitly not a concern under GDPR. The "one-stop shop" mechanism means that all issues across the EU get funneled to the lead supervisory authority, which is always Ireland because that's where EU subsidiaries are headquarters for tax purposes.

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gundmc|10 months ago

Yes, but there are countries outside of the EU who may also decide to fine based on global revenue.

ta1243|10 months ago

Either obey the law in those countries, or don't do business there.