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I can only imagine how smug your smile was when you typed out "local data privacy officer" wondering how many chills you were about to send down Mozilla's spine
by always_good 9y ago
I can only imagine how smug your smile was when you typed out "local data privacy officer" wondering how many chills you were about to send down Mozilla's spine.
Lots of HNers are going to be let down in about one month.
- kuschku 9y agoThe mills of bureaucracy run slow, I realize that. But it's the office of my local data privacy officer that has in the past sued basically every website in Germany for using the Facebook/Twitter like buttons, and won (and caused them all to use a two-click share button system). I've got trust in them that they'll act responsibly on this.
- gkya 9y agoOn a mailing list discussion on whether or not to add a study to a version of software put out online for testing? You're being ridiculous.
- kuschku 9y agoOn a foreign company that has been distributing a software in this jurisdiction that does not comply with local data privacy law, specifically the requirement for explicit notification before any tracking happens, and, starting May 8, the explicit opt-in for any kind of analytics or telemetry that may contain personally identifying data. See: about:addons using Google Analytics without cookie disclaimer or opt-out ability, CliqZ addon receiving parts of browsing history without disclaimer, or any opt-in/-out, unauthorized installation of software on a remote computer (Mr Robot case), and much more.