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> At my company, we do nothing nefarious with user data. Then why do you need millions of dollars to make it reasonable and transparent? This is no different
by glogla 9y ago
> At my company, we do nothing nefarious with user data.
Then why do you need millions of dollars to make it reasonable and transparent?
This is no different to environmental regulation or something like this. Yes, making you stop pour acid into river will make your business more difficult. No, it does not matter.
You say "we don't do bad stuff to environment but complying with 'stop pouring acid into rivers' legislation will cost us spend high six/low seven figures"? That kind of seems like you're not exactly telling us the truth, doesn't it?
Thinking about this, we should probably compile a list of companies that do this, so we can name and shame them.
- downandout 9y agoThen why do you need millions of dollars to make it reasonable and transparent? Reasonable and transparent would be fine. That may be the spirit of GDPR, and I'm sure it's been sold to the EU public like this. But the wording is anything but reasonable. You are talking about things you obviously haven't personally evaluated.
- the_mitsuhiko 9y ago> That may be the spirit of GDPR, but the wording is anything but reasonable. What specifically is not reasonable? GDPR is by european law texts one of the most readable ones.
- downandout 9y agoI'm not going to get into a long discussion about the fine points of the GDPR. I've engaged in several, and they go on for countless comments with self proclaimed HN GDPR experts saying how each thing is easily overcome, followed by a deluge of downvotes for every comment saying that they are (legitimately) wrong. But here's just one place to get you started: https://www.exchangewire.com/blog/2016/07/07/an-american-perspective-the-three-worst-things-about-the-eu-gdpr/ https://www.exchangewire.com/blog/2016/07/07/an-american-per...
- gerdesj 9y agoI'm not going to get into a long discussion about the fine points of the GDPR Why not? HN is a pretty fair forum. I'm not familiar with exchangewire and that link is dated July 2016. We've all passed a lot of water since then.
- DanBC 8y agoYou get downvotes because you make many factually incorrect statements.
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- downandout 8y agoSuch as? Again, please show me where it says that a maximum fine for a first offense is prohibited by law.
- DanBC 8y agoWe've already pointed out the "proportionate" clauses of the law, as well as the decades of regulation where the maximum fine has never been imposed.
- downandout 8y agoWhich makes zero difference, because the statute does not define "proportionate" and does not otherwise constrain the fines. Who is "we" btw? Are you teaming up with others to defend GDPR on HN?