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GDPR was born yesterday, and government intervention on such private matters can really cause a disaster. You want to have control over your data, and just to c

by henvic 6y ago

GDPR was born yesterday, and government intervention on such private matters can really cause a disaster. You want to have control over your data, and just to cite one case, Apple has started embracing it a while ago ahead of GDPR laws. Perhaps because it is a hardware company it has more incentives (like, it could very well create something akin to a 'family vault' that would be a fancy digital vault that you could buy and store your family data on it, and it would survive even fires - just thinking some crazy ideas, so don't judge me too much). I am positive that market forces would achieve the same effect sooner if it were not by GDPR. One thing that has to change in my opinion is the idea of 'exporting out'. People should be using such services to import in what they have to share with others, instead of blindly relying on them to access remotely.

WrtCdEvrydy 6y ago
Unfortunately in the real world, noone writes about the Honeywell basic-ass wifi AC controller but instead jizzes themselves over the Google Nest "with AI" which I will find time to write an extension that replaces "with AI" with "with if statements" sometime this century.
marcinzm 6y ago
It's pretty common for up-an-coming players in a market to push for interoperability and then once they have dominance to shut it down. This happening is not proof that GDPR isn't needed as such measures only cover a small fraction of the market at any given time.
Frost1x 6y ago
>I am positive that market forces would achieve the same effect sooner if it were not by GDPR. Considering how many business practices across the board aren't very consumer friendly and are seemingly growing ever more anti-competitive in nature while skirting antitrust definitions in grey areas, I'm personally not nearly so sure we can rely on "market forces" to protect anything but the business in question. In fact, the only thing I've seen market forces achieve is self-preservation and interest which may or may not align with the rest of what society wants or needs.
- Proven 6y ago
  Apple doesn't have a relationship with the rest of society and doesn't need to cater to it. It has a relationship with its customers and each side can exit the relationship. That's much preferred to the GDPR nonsense and associated costs. If that doesn't suit you, don't use Apple.

by henvic 6y ago

WrtCdEvrydy 6y ago

Unfortunately in the real world, noone writes about the Honeywell basic-ass wifi AC controller but instead jizzes themselves over the Google Nest "with AI" which I will find time to write an extension that replaces "with AI" with "with if statements" sometime this century.

marcinzm 6y ago

It's pretty common for up-an-coming players in a market to push for interoperability and then once they have dominance to shut it down. This happening is not proof that GDPR isn't needed as such measures only cover a small fraction of the market at any given time.

Frost1x 6y ago

>I am positive that market forces would achieve the same effect sooner if it were not by GDPR. Considering how many business practices across the board aren't very consumer friendly and are seemingly growing ever more anti-competitive in nature while skirting antitrust definitions in grey areas, I'm personally not nearly so sure we can rely on "market forces" to protect anything but the business in question. In fact, the only thing I've seen market forces achieve is self-preservation and interest which may or may not align with the rest of what society wants or needs.

Proven 6y ago
Apple doesn't have a relationship with the rest of society and doesn't need to cater to it. It has a relationship with its customers and each side can exit the relationship. That's much preferred to the GDPR nonsense and associated costs. If that doesn't suit you, don't use Apple.