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The history of laws suggest that to rely on non-enforcement of a law is not wise. The GDPR is a good idea that has been written badly.
by danieltillett 9y ago
The history of laws suggest that to rely on non-enforcement of a law is not wise. The GDPR is a good idea that has been written badly.
- jacquesm 9y agoI've read most of it and I disagree that it has been written badly. As laws come it is accessible, has some pretty clearly defined goals and it is for the most part something you could easily comply with.
- danieltillett 9y agoYes the first 90% is reasonable, it is the last 10% that is a nightmare. I comply with the general intent (always have), but the law as currently written is near impossible to comply with. My feeling is this will be realised by the EU and a more rational set of guidelines will emerge.
- jacquesm 9y agoActing in good faith is the best protection you can have. In your case if there are parts that you can not comply with I would note these as clearly as possible and disclose those specifically to customers and why you can't comply with them. And another thing you could do is to get yourself a $500/hour lawyer specializing in privacy for an hour or two to tell you what to do on a sheet of letterhead.
- danieltillett 9y agoGreat another shake down by a lawyer :( Since we are not based in the EU and don’t have a business presence there I think I might just keep following the intent and wait for the EU to be more sensible. I really do wonder how EU companies are going to comply with all this. What an enormous waste of resources to catch a few bad actors.
- jackfraser 9y agoIt really does feel like a lot of policymakers don't actually realize how onerous their requirements are, and in turn, how much this hurts smaller businesses that can't afford dedicated resources to keep up with all these issues. Of course, for the policymakers, it's a win, because as part of a rent-seeking bureaucracy, they can expand their empires as they produce more policies.