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> I now own the database. You might own the database, but you will never own the personal data that is stored in it. And in France (and in the near future the
by seszett 9y ago
> I now own the database.
You might own the database, but you will never own the personal data that is stored in it. And in France (and in the near future the whole EU with GDPR) this personal data has a specific set of allowed uses (explicit or implicit when the user provided the data) attached to it, that you cannot change without asking the owner of the data (the user).
So you own the database, but you cannot use the personal data inside for purposes that were not allowed by the user when they provided it.
- mikeokner 9y agoSeems like in that case it should be Facebook being reprimanded if they do something with the data that violates the original terms of use. "Sharing" is a bit misleading because as soon as Facebook acquired WhatsApp, they became the legal owners of the user database and data insofar as anyone can "own" user data. WhatsApp is Facebook.
- cbcoutinho 9y agoBut I think that's the point, WhatsApp doesn't own the data, and that carries over to Facebook. From what I gather, what they own is the database schema and whatever business logic is specific to WA/FB, and they 'lease' the data from users to populate their databases.