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		mrleiter on Jan 18, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: German laptop retailer fined $12.7M under GDPR for... That is untrue. German civil law grants monetary compensation to a person whose personal rights have been unlawfully infringed upon (immaterial damages, §253 BGB).

oaiey on Jan 18, 2021 [–]

Yeah .. but not inan extend as the US.

mrleiter on Jan 19, 2021 | [–]

That is absolutely correct!

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