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If you’re believed to be a EU resident, you’re granted associated user protections. For example, if an EU resident browsing Facebook enjoys a higher level of p

If you’re believed to be a EU resident, you’re granted associated user protections. For example, if an EU resident browsing Facebook enjoys a higher level of privacy, it’s not hard to see the value.

gerdesj 8y ago
Good grief, we are now considered a safe haven, before anything has actually happened 8) It does seem a bit odd that EU legislation is being seen as a talisman of protection by some North Americans to protect themselves from their own Silicon Valley multi billionaire disruptives. Perhaps charitably minded EU citizens could donate a VPN connection to needy US citizens? We could cover the whole lot (1:1) and still have capacity for a few million more. LOL, l8ers 8)
- nojvek 8y ago
  Well GDPR is a god send to the world when every Silicon Valley billionaire is trying to sell your data to the highest bidder to increase their valuation. It’s a relief in the madness that we consider normal. I want a chrome plugin that GDPRs the shit out of websites and enforces maximum privacy on any website I visit.
offbytwo 8y ago
If you care about your privacy you shouldn't be using facebook. Kind of insane that people need the government to make these decisions for them.
- jarfil 8y ago
  It's an enforcement of individual decision, not a decision replacing users' ones. If I want to use Facebook to some extent but stop them from selling all my data to everyone, I may need something more than just their word to make sure they respect my decision.
  - offbytwo 8y ago
    > If I want to use Facebook to some extent but stop them from selling all my data to everyone This is an unrealistic expectation. You signed a legal contract when you signed up for an account stating that you're a-okay with them using your data.
    - ibotty 8y ago
      Point is, that within the EU some practices just are not allowed. If they happen to obey the law is something else of course.
  - y_molodtsov 8y ago
    I hope you understand that Facebook doesn’t sell your data to anyone. It sells targeting capabilities.
- deleted 8y ago
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- hedora 8y ago
  I don’t use Facebook, but I have enough of an account to see what they have on me, and occasionally login to lock it down / delete crap. The last time I logged in, I found that the following have uploaded information about me to Facebook’s ad targeter: * my car’s manufacturer * charities I donated to * political campaigns (red and blue) * some of my banks * random pop music groups I have never heard of (thanks, spotify(?)) * my preferred pizza delivery company and at least three dozen others. As far as I can tell, this behavior will soon be illegal in Europe.

gerdesj 8y ago

Good grief, we are now considered a safe haven, before anything has actually happened 8) It does seem a bit odd that EU legislation is being seen as a talisman of protection by some North Americans to protect themselves from their own Silicon Valley multi billionaire disruptives. Perhaps charitably minded EU citizens could donate a VPN connection to needy US citizens? We could cover the whole lot (1:1) and still have capacity for a few million more. LOL, l8ers 8)

nojvek 8y ago
Well GDPR is a god send to the world when every Silicon Valley billionaire is trying to sell your data to the highest bidder to increase their valuation. It’s a relief in the madness that we consider normal. I want a chrome plugin that GDPRs the shit out of websites and enforces maximum privacy on any website I visit.

offbytwo 8y ago

If you care about your privacy you shouldn't be using facebook. Kind of insane that people need the government to make these decisions for them.

jarfil 8y ago
It's an enforcement of individual decision, not a decision replacing users' ones. If I want to use Facebook to some extent but stop them from selling all my data to everyone, I may need something more than just their word to make sure they respect my decision.
- offbytwo 8y ago
  > If I want to use Facebook to some extent but stop them from selling all my data to everyone This is an unrealistic expectation. You signed a legal contract when you signed up for an account stating that you're a-okay with them using your data.
  - ibotty 8y ago
    Point is, that within the EU some practices just are not allowed. If they happen to obey the law is something else of course.
- y_molodtsov 8y ago
  I hope you understand that Facebook doesn’t sell your data to anyone. It sells targeting capabilities.
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hedora 8y ago
I don’t use Facebook, but I have enough of an account to see what they have on me, and occasionally login to lock it down / delete crap. The last time I logged in, I found that the following have uploaded information about me to Facebook’s ad targeter: * my car’s manufacturer * charities I donated to * political campaigns (red and blue) * some of my banks * random pop music groups I have never heard of (thanks, spotify(?)) * my preferred pizza delivery company and at least three dozen others. As far as I can tell, this behavior will soon be illegal in Europe.