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The fine is not there to repair the damage made to individual customers. The fine is there to punish the Corp for its bad practices, and to scare other Corps into having good data protection practices. It's a punishment and a deterrent.

If you want personal compensation, free to sue BA.




From the article:

> Where does the money go?

> The penalty is divided up between the other European data authorities, while the money that comes to the ICO goes directly to the Treasury.

> It is up to individuals to claim money from BA, which provided no information on whether any compensation had been paid.

So you are right.

It would be nice if a portion of the money goes back to ICO, so they can grow and have a chance to focus on smaller fish as well.




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