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So you would rather have only 2-3 giant internet companies that obey GDPR, than a web of smaller sites like internet used to be? I find it a bit arrogant to thi
by cft 9y ago
So you would rather have only 2-3 giant internet companies that obey GDPR, than a web of smaller sites like internet used to be? I find it a bit arrogant to think of users as so dumb that they cannot choose for themselves which site to use.
A better law would be one that simply required a disclosure and transparency of what a company does with the user data.
- fwdpropaganda 9y ago> So you would rather have only 2-3 giant internet companies that obey GDPR, than a web of smaller sites like internet used to be? I prefer a web of smaller sites... What's preventing anyone from building their blog? I still read the same blogs on my RSS roll as I've always done. How does GDPR stop any of this? > I find it a bit arrogant to think of users as so dumb that they cannot choose for themselves which site to use. Have you been on the internet? People are fucking stupid.
- idoh 9y agoJust as an FYI it is not trivial for a small site to comply with the GDPR unless it is really simple, like a static web page with no cookies and no third party libraries or javascript.
- cft 9y agoI noticed that downvote, instead of a response or an argument. HN is no longer a place for people like you and me. Since about 1 - 2 years ago. I am increasingly switching to read only mode and to slashdot.
- cft 9y agoIf you have a blog you probably want comments. If you have comments you need a banning mechanism and IP logs to avoid ban evasion. A hacker or a spammer would send you a SAR or a Right to Be Forgotten request, to purge his IP and spam history to prevent you from mitigation of his spam. You can hire a lawyer to oppose that request. The lawyer has to individually weigh circumstances in each case, to justify either a denial of request or limiting its scope. Some of the requests will be fake, some will be real. You will have to do dilligence on each. Does your small blog have a budget for this?
- fwdpropaganda 9y agoPeople will figure it out. I'm amazed how people have such a strong faith in "technology will solve everything", but the moment you suggest that a piece of regulation might make anything trickier, all of a sudden technology isn't good enough any more. Isn't this a business oppportunity? You've just spotted a difficult problem that (seemingly) you're convinced will be a big issue soon. Go solve it!
- cft 9y agoI run a company with 9 million MAUs. I can't figure it out without spending a million. Complying with GDPR totally changes our finances, unless we want to surrender to spam. Collecting data is essential for spam mitigation. It's hard to compete with big companies as is, without "discovering" new artificial obstacles created by regulators!
- fwdpropaganda 9y agoIf you're serious, I would love to hear more. I'm not saying I'm sure I could help you, but maybe we could shoot some ideas?
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