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That simply reflects technical reality. Once you give them information, you no longer can restrict what they can do with it technically. legally, sure, you can
by freeone3000 9y ago
That simply reflects technical reality. Once you give them information, you no longer can restrict what they can do with it technically. legally, sure, you can write whatever law you like, but the best way to protect your privacy continues to be technical measures.
- loup-vaillant 9y agoWhen the privacy settings are hidden away in some non-obvious, hard to find place, you can guess Facebook tried really hard to prevent you to actually change them. When the privacy settings reset to "allow almost everything" at every update, you can guess Facebook tried really hard to make your changes ineffective. Privacy settings only exist for plausible deniability. And that plausibility is dwindling every year.
- madez 9y agoLaw trumps technical means. The privacy regulators have the authority to enter your business and server locations and look directly at the data you have and what you do with it. Also, laws do have an impact even if there is no technical mean to enforce it. Working without paying taxes is forbidden but has no technical means of ensuring it. Yet, most pay taxes. What is so difficult about deleting, not collecting and not using data?
- pluma 9y agoThe difference is that under German law merely having access to the data doesn't mean you can use that data. This isn't really a novel concept to anyone that's ever heard of an NDA.
- tripzilch 9y agoBut not cultural reality.