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> least in Germany Germany is draconian about privacy , but a lot of the rest of the EU is really not. I would even expect a backlash to GDPR from businesses o
by zerostar07 8y ago
> least in Germany
Germany is draconian about privacy , but a lot of the rest of the EU is really not. I would even expect a backlash to GDPR from businesses or politicians or people who lose access to audiences.
- rndgermandude 8y agoDraconian? Just because we got laws in Germany saying you need permission to store personal data and you need to make available that data upon request and/or remove it upon request?
- phicoh 8y agoOne thing I always found rather bizar is where ISPs break internet connections after 24 hours to force the customer to get a new IP address. And then the next step was where the home routers would disconnect after less then 24 hours to make sure that the disruption happens in the middle of the night. Or something to that effect. I wonder if in Germany people get new telephone numbers every 24 hours as well.
- rndgermandude 8y agoYe, that's true... They started doing it so that you didn't just keep your IP for ages as a quasi static IP and then host things from there... because the "dedicated" lines with a static IP were/are different offers with a lot bigger price tag. Yes, it's ridiculous, but has nothing to do with privacy laws.
- veddox 8y agoGDPR is a whole other story. While I applaud the spirit, it is one nightmare of a regulation. (This is speaking from the small non-profit / volunteer organization sector - we neither have the know-how nor the manpower to deal with its requirements.)