Mari V

Should privacy fines be tied to a technology company’s global revenue?

Flat fines punish scale backwards. A $50 million penalty can close a small company and barely register at a platform earning tens of billions. The [GDPR tracker](https://cms.law/en/pol/publication/gdpr-enforcement-tracker-report/numbers-and-figures) records about €6.11 billion across 2,685 fines through March 2026, including Meta's €1.2 billion penalty. Revenue is not a perfect proxy for harm, but it makes the maximum credible. Courts can still weigh intent and damage within that range.