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> Do Europeans really think GDPR is a new way to steal internet content without having to pay? Yes, I believe that was the stated purpose of the legislation.
by salvar 8y ago
> Do Europeans really think GDPR is a new way to steal internet content without having to pay?
Yes, I believe that was the stated purpose of the legislation.
- criley2 8y agoBased on the entitled behavior in this thread, I seriously consider it. It it a cultural thing to feel entitled to other peoples work? Or just the agegroup of people on hacker news?
- salvar 8y agoIt's just a European thing. We want to get our hands on other peoples' work by any means possible. What can I say, it's just an evil continent with evil people.
- dang 8y agoNationalistic flamewar will get you banned here, so please don't do it. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- def_true_false 8y agoI'll let you in on a little secret. There are many people who will make content that's worth reading long after all the "businesses" that depend on running spyware on their users' hardware are dead. That's not to say that the verge is worth reading.