‘Everyone is breaking the law right now’: #GDPR compliance efforts are falling [way] short
https://digiday.com/media/everyone-breaking-law-right-now-gdpr-compliance-efforts-falling-short/
"Pretty much everyone is breaking the law right now," said Denmark-based media analyst Thomas Baekdal. “There is not a single consent dialogue box anywhere that is easy to understand. We [publishers] have not really realized how much this is going to hit us. Everyone is trying to make things work the way they used to, rather than thinking about privacy.”
We haven't seen the legal bloodshed yet. But it's coming. I'm sure of it.
The intent of #WP29, I believe, was give controllers some time to get their bearings, maybe hand out some warnings so they don't get complacent. But I'll wager by the end of this year, the legal suits will start being dealt with hard intent, beginning with those who were warned and who garnered data subject complaints.
