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It’s safe to say people create hobby projects that fit within their ethical framework. This is about forcing a very slanted set of ethics on pretty much every c
by malvosenior 9y ago
It’s safe to say people create hobby projects that fit within their ethical framework. This is about forcing a very slanted set of ethics on pretty much every creator.
I personally find regulation like this abhorrent and against my morals. Sadly I don’t have the money to fight the EU so my creations will be blocked to its citizens going forward.
The end result of this is that EU citizens will be the ones that suffer from lack of access to technology and the smart ones will end up VPNing into non-EU networks to stay on the cutting edge.
- dmitriid 9y agoWhy do you equate cutting edge with unlimited unregulated collection and processing of personal data?
- matthewmacleod 9y agoI’m just confused by your view. This is a relatively simple regulation that basically required anybody processing user data to do so responsibly. How does one have an ethical objection to that?
- hartator 9y agoDefine anybody. Define user data. Define responsibly.
- matthewmacleod 9y agoPlease read about the GDPR, where this is all explained in far better detail than I will be able to. Alternatively, hire a lawyer, like you would for any other regulatory requirement.
- mirko22 9y ago> in far better detail than I will be able to. Far better details? It gives vague info on what might be considered personal data... I would not call it very detailed. In most cases just says personally identifiable information.
- duncan_bayne 9y agoThe GDPR does exactly that.
- FridgeSeal 9y ago> The end result of this is that EU citizens will be the ones that suffer from lack of access to technology and the smart ones will end up VPNing into non-EU networks to stay on the cutting edge. Right, because everyone who lives in Europe is too incapable of coming up with technology and businesses themselves (that have the added benefit of being GDPR compliant) and without access to American firms they will surely fall into a technological dark dark age. Instead of viewing GDPR as some nightmarish spectre coming to ruin everything, why not think of it as a potential opportunity? You're familiar with making money in a borderline no-holds-barred approach, now try and come up with some innovative business ideas that _don't_ rely on scraping and selling as much data as mechanically possible to prop up a business. This is a great for the disruption hackernews loves so much.
- hartator 9y ago> Right, because everyone who lives in Europe is too incapable of coming up with technology and businesses themselves (that have the added benefit of being GDPR compliant) and without access to American firms they will surely fall into a technological dark dark age. Cite one EU startup that you’ll miss if the issue was reversed.
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