Comment by mhitza
5 days ago
> Whenever the EU faces budget shortfalls, they know they can just make up some bullshit law and fine US tech.
If that would be the case, the EU could be drowning in money by being more aggressive with GDPR enforcement and follow-through.
500 million sounds like a lot but that is just a drop in the ocean for first world nation states. The Netherlands has a yearly budget of 300 billion for example.