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One of the biggest changes brought in by the General Data Protection Regulation was the increase in fines for data breaches. Since its implementation in 2018, the maximum fine has risen from £500,000 under the Data Protection Act 1998 to 20 million euros or 4% of worldwide annual turnover, whichever is the highest. In the past three years, the UK regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office, has imposed several large financial penalties for businesses which have breached