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> One of the reasons why GDPR is such a disaster is that it makes it all but impossible for a new social media company to ever be started in Europe And then go
by dmitriid 6y ago
> One of the reasons why GDPR is such a disaster is that it makes it all but impossible for a new social media company to ever be started in Europe
And then goes on to
> Moreover, it’s a reasonable regulation: my friend on Facebook didn’t give permission for their information to be given to Snapchat, for example. It does, though, make it that much more difficult to bootstrap a Facebook competitor: the most valuable data (from a business perspective, anyways) is the social graph
So what does he propose then, huh? "Oh, forget about privacy. Since Facebook sits on a trove of personal data the never asked consent for, everyone should have the same access to the same trove of data"?
- gowld 6y agoSimple proposal: The data should be tightly controlled by the user, like HIPAA. Users can sell their own data for services, but they can't sell other people's data.
- warkdarrior 6y agoThat is the situation under GDPR right now (at least legally). But then the problem is with moving my data to another platform, especially if my data involves other people. For example, can I take my contacts from Facebook and move them to Signal? What if you are in my contacts, do I need your permission to move your info to Signal?
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