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As a EU citizen, I certainly am. For too long companies have abused my trust and personal data without any consequences. The general fear shows how deeply neces
by Longhanks 8y ago
As a EU citizen, I certainly am. For too long companies have abused my trust and personal data without any consequences. The general fear shows how deeply necessary a stricter rule set was.
- rubicon33 8y agoAlmost certainly the "companies" you speak of were entirely FREE services and the "abuse" was really just your lack of understanding that when a service is free, YOU are the product.
- plussed_reader 8y agoYeah, you're just holding the account wrong. /s
- Analemma_ 8y ago"There has grown up in the minds of certain groups in this country the notion that because a man or corporation has made a profit out of the public for a number of years, the government and the courts are charged with the duty of guaranteeing such profit in the future, even in the face of changing circumstances and contrary to the public interest. This strange doctrine is not supported by statute not common law." - Robert Heinlein The EU is under no obligation to allow the business model of "free, but paid for by selling your data" to continue to exist, just because it has existed until now.