Following the first major GDPR-related financial penalty against internet giant Google, the world seems to have been waiting with bated breath for the next major fine to dwarf the €50 million (U.S. $56.3 million) France’s data regulator meted out in January.

Neil Hodge is a freelance business journalist and photographer based in Nottingham, United Kingdom. He writes on insurance and risk management, corporate governance, internal audit, compliance, and legal...