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Can’t say i feel bad for them.

tcd 9y ago
Why would you feel bad for them? They have had 2 years to prepare for this, hopefully a few fines here and there will make people realise this _is_ a big deal and they can't just ignore it. About time too, I really really hope this has an incredible profound impact on privacy and the EU will demonstrate this is a law people _must_ abide by.
- adamnemecek 9y ago
  Sorry it was autocorrect. Wanted to say can’t say I feel bad for them.
- riantogo 9y ago
  Maybe the next version of GDPR will tighten the screws and take it all the way to the end user. You install some app and share your contacts with it? Pony up 10% of your annual income. You forgot your phone in a cab? That is putting everyone who has ever emailed you at risk. 15% of your annual income as fine for your carelessness. Would you still support it? Such sweeping laws require a lot of thought and debate. It is unfair to say, “hey they had 2yrs so it is their problem”. We need to do better than, “must abide by law” and push for just and fair laws.
  - Someone 9y ago
    What makes you think this hasn’t had a lot of thought and debate? https://edps.europa.eu/data-protection/data-protection/legislation/history-general-data-protection-regulation_en https://edps.europa.eu/data-protection/data-protection/legis... shows it took from June 2011 to December 2015 (at least; it builds on the European Data Protection Directive, whose history goes back to 1980 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Protection_Directive#Context) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Protection_Directive#Co...) to create.
  - ryanlol 9y ago
    >Would you still support it? Omg. Yes. This is better than the stuff in my wildest dreams. Fining people for bad opsec is a tremendous idea!
zerotolerance 9y ago
So, we should all be monitoring all legal changes for every Internet connected country? Is PRC's great firewall a good thing? Because that is where things like GDPR will push the rest of us. The easiest way to comply with this murky EU regulation is to block the EU... especially since we cannot deny service on a case-by-case basis.
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tcd 9y ago

Why would you feel bad for them? They have had 2 years to prepare for this, hopefully a few fines here and there will make people realise this _is_ a big deal and they can't just ignore it. About time too, I really really hope this has an incredible profound impact on privacy and the EU will demonstrate this is a law people _must_ abide by.

adamnemecek 9y ago
Sorry it was autocorrect. Wanted to say can’t say I feel bad for them.
riantogo 9y ago
Maybe the next version of GDPR will tighten the screws and take it all the way to the end user. You install some app and share your contacts with it? Pony up 10% of your annual income. You forgot your phone in a cab? That is putting everyone who has ever emailed you at risk. 15% of your annual income as fine for your carelessness. Would you still support it? Such sweeping laws require a lot of thought and debate. It is unfair to say, “hey they had 2yrs so it is their problem”. We need to do better than, “must abide by law” and push for just and fair laws.
- Someone 9y ago
  What makes you think this hasn’t had a lot of thought and debate? https://edps.europa.eu/data-protection/data-protection/legislation/history-general-data-protection-regulation_en https://edps.europa.eu/data-protection/data-protection/legis... shows it took from June 2011 to December 2015 (at least; it builds on the European Data Protection Directive, whose history goes back to 1980 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Protection_Directive#Context) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Protection_Directive#Co...) to create.
- ryanlol 9y ago
  >Would you still support it? Omg. Yes. This is better than the stuff in my wildest dreams. Fining people for bad opsec is a tremendous idea!

zerotolerance 9y ago

So, we should all be monitoring all legal changes for every Internet connected country? Is PRC's great firewall a good thing? Because that is where things like GDPR will push the rest of us. The easiest way to comply with this murky EU regulation is to block the EU... especially since we cannot deny service on a case-by-case basis.

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