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People asking to exercise their rights on their own private information are not trolls.

by jabn76 8y ago

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xori 8y ago
In this case, you are making work for a person that doesn't monetize the platform you're using. It was service that was offered in good faith, and is now, because of this useless request, not going to be available. Instead they are being forwarded to a service that does monetize their service.
- jimnotgym 8y ago
  >now, because of this useless request No, it is because of an overreaction to a request. If they are acting in good faith then just reply
  - oh_sigh 8y ago
    How many hours should this person put in to respond to the request?
    - xori 8y ago
      And to all the others.
    - DanBC 8y ago
      About 3 minutes. "Here's the privacy policy. Here's the data export page."
      - infinitismal8 8y ago
        Haha data export page, what even is that? Let me just go to my SQL DB, redis, glacier backups, and Kafka logs and just click the data export button. It will only take 3 minutes.
        dwaltrip 8y ago
        Maybe you could create some sort or reusable digital tool that could be used to aggregate all the data for any given user? Perhaps it be could be called a "script" or "program"?
        2FC00C733A55 8y ago
        Perhaps this person could spend time learning programming in his free time, implement the 'scripts or programs', read 500 pages of law, go back and time and write down every time any amount of data is used, etc etc etc. While you are at it, you could take the bar exam to become a lawyer in your free time to avoid legal fees, to continue to run the forum as a volunteer. And all because europe can't pay software devs so all the talent leaves so they need selective enforcement to make local companies competitive! Trump would approve of such trade barriers.
        DanBC 8y ago
        "Can I have all my data that you hold?" isn't something that has been introduced with GDPR. It was introduced with DPA over 20 years ago. That was backed by £500,000 fines. THe sky didn't fall.
        ascorbic 8y ago
        There's a button to download the user's data on their profile page. You can direct them to that. There's also a function to anonimise a user, which scrubs records of IP addresses and usernames.
        lajhsdfkl 8y ago
        Are you talking about Disqus specific features? Because that is really beside the point and the fact that you are bringing it up shows how clueless you GDPR zealots actually are.
        ascorbic 8y ago
  - TomVDB 8y ago
    Maybe the request is an overreaction?
- DanBC 8y ago
  Closing down a forum because of a single request is a ridiculous over reaction. OP could have waited for the regulator's letter before doing anything.
spacebearmakes 8y ago
When you receive a request that is titled the "Nightmare letter" [1] it is hard to assume otherwise. 1: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/nightmare-letter-subject-access-request-under-gdpr-karbaliotis/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/nightmare-letter-subject-acce...
RaleyField 8y ago
> exercise their rights These aren't their natural right. Some laws are just bad independent of whether most people support or agreed to them. This is most obvious in dictatorships, but dysfunction strikes all systems.
- jimmaswell 8y ago
  I agree. The "rights" outlined in GDPR are hysterical frivolities concocted by madmen with a backwards understanding of freedom and justice. In the future of the EU I predict a "right to have everyone else in public pretend you aren't there and not look directly at you for more than 500 milliseconds in a 5 minute window" and "right to have free peanutbutter on wednesdays."

People asking to exercise their rights on their own private information are not trolls.

by jabn76 8y ago

People asking to exercise their rights on their own private information are not trolls.

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xori 8y ago

In this case, you are making work for a person that doesn't monetize the platform you're using. It was service that was offered in good faith, and is now, because of this useless request, not going to be available. Instead they are being forwarded to a service that does monetize their service.

jimnotgym 8y ago
>now, because of this useless request No, it is because of an overreaction to a request. If they are acting in good faith then just reply
- oh_sigh 8y ago
  How many hours should this person put in to respond to the request?
  - xori 8y ago
    And to all the others.
  - DanBC 8y ago
    About 3 minutes. "Here's the privacy policy. Here's the data export page."
    - infinitismal8 8y ago
      Haha data export page, what even is that? Let me just go to my SQL DB, redis, glacier backups, and Kafka logs and just click the data export button. It will only take 3 minutes.
      - dwaltrip 8y ago
        Maybe you could create some sort or reusable digital tool that could be used to aggregate all the data for any given user? Perhaps it be could be called a "script" or "program"?
        2FC00C733A55 8y ago
        Perhaps this person could spend time learning programming in his free time, implement the 'scripts or programs', read 500 pages of law, go back and time and write down every time any amount of data is used, etc etc etc. While you are at it, you could take the bar exam to become a lawyer in your free time to avoid legal fees, to continue to run the forum as a volunteer. And all because europe can't pay software devs so all the talent leaves so they need selective enforcement to make local companies competitive! Trump would approve of such trade barriers.
        DanBC 8y ago
        "Can I have all my data that you hold?" isn't something that has been introduced with GDPR. It was introduced with DPA over 20 years ago. That was backed by £500,000 fines. THe sky didn't fall.
      - ascorbic 8y ago
        There's a button to download the user's data on their profile page. You can direct them to that. There's also a function to anonimise a user, which scrubs records of IP addresses and usernames.
        lajhsdfkl 8y ago
        Are you talking about Disqus specific features? Because that is really beside the point and the fact that you are bringing it up shows how clueless you GDPR zealots actually are.
        ascorbic 8y ago
- TomVDB 8y ago
  Maybe the request is an overreaction?
DanBC 8y ago
Closing down a forum because of a single request is a ridiculous over reaction. OP could have waited for the regulator's letter before doing anything.

spacebearmakes 8y ago

When you receive a request that is titled the "Nightmare letter" [1] it is hard to assume otherwise. 1: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/nightmare-letter-subject-access-request-under-gdpr-karbaliotis/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/nightmare-letter-subject-acce...

RaleyField 8y ago

> exercise their rights These aren't their natural right. Some laws are just bad independent of whether most people support or agreed to them. This is most obvious in dictatorships, but dysfunction strikes all systems.

jimmaswell 8y ago
I agree. The "rights" outlined in GDPR are hysterical frivolities concocted by madmen with a backwards understanding of freedom and justice. In the future of the EU I predict a "right to have everyone else in public pretend you aren't there and not look directly at you for more than 500 milliseconds in a 5 minute window" and "right to have free peanutbutter on wednesdays."