> Datatilsynet used an "expedited process" that was unnecessary and did not give the company enough time to answer
The GDPR became enforceable 5 years ago, and this is their core business. This does not concern some ambiguous edge case, it's essentially the fundamental reason the law exists. Either they've been willfully breaking the law for 5 years and the fact that they haven't been fined out of existence should be considered a blessing, or the company is so incompetent that its continued existence is an unacceptable risk to the world.
It could also be interpreted as legislation is not the savior a lot of tech types want it to be. There are existing laws on the books that do not get enforced, so this is just another example. Instead, the net effect of these laws just make things worse. The cookie banner is an example. I do not believe that a website is honestly going to respect the changes I set on a website, that's why I have my browser block them. So the gaudy banners and time sink that has been put in place for some regulation that is not really protecting anyone anyways just shows that even the GDPR is ripe for gaming.
These kinds of jokes are tyreing. A British person would have said “corner store” while pushing a trolley. I like jokes on HN but this is too low effort and it shows. I would have gone with something more surprising than “guy spelled funny”, possibly a Life of Brian reference.
The GDPR became enforceable 5 years ago, and this is their core business. This does not concern some ambiguous edge case, it's essentially the fundamental reason the law exists. Either they've been willfully breaking the law for 5 years and the fact that they haven't been fined out of existence should be considered a blessing, or the company is so incompetent that its continued existence is an unacceptable risk to the world.