European GDPR fines down 33% in 2024, but enforcement ‘remains dynamic’

The Irish Data Protection Commission continues to take the lead on GDPR fines in Europe.

The combined total of EU GDPR fines in 2024 totalled €1.2 billion ($1.2 billion), data from DLA Piper shows. That is a 33% decrease on the record total of €2.9 billion ($3 billion) in 2023.

Many of the European data protection authorities have issued several large fines this year. But none as big as the record fine

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