The Enforcement Debate: Fines vs. "Goodwill"
A key reason for GDPR's success is that it has real consequences. The sources contrast GDPR's "painful," scalable fines with other laws that essentially rely on the "Goodwill of the company," which is described as "not a good choice". The massive fines given to companies like Meta and TikTok show that this enforcement has teeth.
• Initial Post:  Do you believe a multi-million dollar fine is the most effective way to make a company change its practices? Justify your position, considering the argument that fines are designed to "hit them where it hurts".
• Interaction Requirement: Reply to a classmate who took a different stance than you. If they argued for fines, propose one alternative or additional penalty besides a fine that could also be effective. If they argued against fines, explain why relying on other penalties without the threat of a large fine might fail, referencing the source's point that many pre-GDPR laws lacked an "or else"