GDPR Enforcement Failures Highlighted by Personal Data Deletion Request Experiment

Summary

A personal blog post by an individual named Nikola documents the results of 20 GDPR data deletion requests made over the past year. According to the author, only 2 companies complied immediately, 6 complied after formal complaints were filed with data protection offices, and 12 still have not complied at all. The author argues that while the regulation exists on paper, meaningful enforcement remains largely absent. The post highlights a broader pattern of GDPR enforcement gaps that has been a r