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> Why? I doubt these people have actually read the law. Its always easier to overreact and panic, rather than adopt a measured response.
by georgebarnett 8y ago
> Why?
I doubt these people have actually read the law. Its always easier to overreact and panic, rather than adopt a measured response.
- andygates 8y agoThat's certainly the traditional response when complaining about Health & Safety legislation. Whine and overreact and get it wrong.
- seszett 8y agoI'm pretty sure most overreacting responses I am reading about come from Americans and little-used services. I think many of them might just be trying to get some kind of publicity and sympathy, playing on the "regulation is bad" theme. None of the actual businesses I work with, in Europe, most of which actually do handle personal data, are actually worried or even annoyed (much less considering shutting down). From what I see, these overreactions are also in great part due to a lack of understanding of how law works outside the US - ie. maximum fines are just a maximum, letter of the law is not what counts most, the government isn't out to get you, judges don't have any incentive to extract money from you, etc.
- Mirioron 8y agoBut that's part of it: it's better to be safe than sorry. Having comments on your blog has very marginal benefits for you, but if you feel the risk is large, then just delete them. No single blog losing comments matters much, but in aggregate it can be a shift in culture to less discussion.
- georgebarnett 8y agoI doubt it. We had plenty of discussion before comments on blogs. If anything, I’d prefer an internet without inane comments from mouth breathers.