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> The problem is it's been blown completely out of proportion [...] Yeah, but blame that on the lawyers who wanted to cash in on this new regulation. I think o
by martin_a 8y ago
> The problem is it's been blown completely out of proportion [...]
Yeah, but blame that on the lawyers who wanted to cash in on this new regulation. I think only _very few_ people/business owners actually took the time to read the GDPR and think about whether all of that even applies to them.
Most just became a victim of the fearmongering around all of that.
- pushpop 8y agoI've seen a lot of scaremongering but none of that was from lawyers. My observations was most of the negativity came from a combination of the press writing slanted articles criticising the EU (which is fairly typical for anything relating to the EU, it seems) and blogs from people who assumed the worst case and subsequently wrote a hysteria-driven knee-jerk opinion piece as a result. Those blogs, I've found, are the worst examples because they're more likely to spread like a virus where people say "if they're worried then I should be to!" Where as these days people can dismiss the press a little easier if it doesn't confirm their cognitive bias. That's just my opinion from what I've observed though. I'm not trying to claim anything as fact here.
- martin_a 8y agoI'm with you on that after a second thought. Our lawyers where rather calm, too, saying that not everything is eaten as hot as its being cooked. "Selfmade media" on the other hand went really wild and fantasized some absurd threats for everybody with a website, you're right on that.