GDPR Fines Total €1.2bn in 2024

DLA Piper’s 2024 GDPR enforcement survey reports €1.2bn in fines across Europe—a 33% decrease from 2023 driven by the prior year’s record Meta penalty—while highlighting Ireland’s DPC as the top enforcer, expanded actions in sectors like financial services and energy (e.g., CaixaBank fines), a slight rise in breach notifications, and a growing regulatory emphasis on governance failures and personal liability exemplified by the Dutch DPA’s probe into Clearview AI’s directors.