"GDPR's protections work only if regulators make violators "feel it," says Omer Tene, chief knowledge officer for the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
"If people are suffering anyway, maybe a smaller fine will suffice," he said. "But I don't think that regulators should or will stop enforcing the law. Just because there's a pandemic doesn't mean you can speed on the highway or cheat on your income taxes.""