Reply to post: "..watchdog spent £138,000 hunting down scofflaws who tried to evade a £40,000 fine."

UK data spillers fined, but enforcement slows: £5m in ICO penalties not yet paid

dave 81

"..watchdog spent £138,000 hunting down scofflaws who tried to evade a £40,000 fine."

The fine isn't about revenue, its about punishment. So sometimes this will happen.

The problem is always when fines become a revenue stream, the people imposing the fines can't be trusted to be impartial. (Thanks again Tony for letting the police keep the fines and letting Gordon squeeze their budgets. )

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