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Confused, doesn't GDPR prohibit you from collecting data in the first place unless you satisfy some criteria? Meaning it is data collection regulation?
by mehrdadn 7y ago
Confused, doesn't GDPR prohibit you from collecting data in the first place unless you satisfy some criteria? Meaning it is data collection regulation?
- jakeogh 7y agoConsider that collecting data is remembering.
- tremon 7y agoYes, the GDPR prohibits most of it. But it's a law, so it doesn't inhibit data collection in any way. The inhibition must come from the companies themselves, and the mechanism to drive that is fines and penalties. Time will tell how effective the GDPR is at that.
- buboard 7y agoIt doesn't remove the ability to collect, but requires consent. When something is technically possible, and there's a monetary incentive, consent is easy to arrange, either with misleading popups, or by just making the product so sweet that the user forgets about privacy
- icebraining 7y agoMaking the product sweet doesn't work (legally): if you rely on consent for capturing data, you cannot refuse access to the product if the user doesn't consent.
- buboard 7y agomy point is users don't think much before giving their (positive) consent because of the expected dopamine hit from the "fun" of using these services. Try asking the same questions the social media asks (such as your relationship status) in some boring public service. People begin to notice.