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I sincerely doubt that much financial reward will come for any random individual doing this to any randomly selected website in that sample that does not meet t

by Bakary 6y ago

I sincerely doubt that much financial reward will come for any random individual doing this to any randomly selected website in that sample that does not meet the GDPR requirements. On one hand, you've technically got the right idea that I ought to put some skin in the game. On the other, it's a reasoning meant to shut down criticism on the same level as the infamous "yet you participate in society, curious!" comic

dominotw 6y ago
> I sincerely doubt that much financial reward will come for any random individual doing this to any randomly selected website in that sample that does not meet the GDPR requirements. Then whats the point of GDPR if its not worth taking them to court. Is the idea that only govt can bring them to justice?
- Bakary 6y ago
  This topic is above my paygrade since I lack the relevant legal knowledge. But some things I've noted so far: - GDPR shone a light on these practices that is visible to the casual user. This highlights some examples long term counter-productive thinking: people blaming GDPR for showing those practices instead of the practices themselves. A symptom of the messed up ways in which all this has been developed over the years - Even single governments alone aren't enough in some cases (see France's measly series of fines against Google that probably evoked laughter in the boardroom) - As a user, the prospect of being able to download my data from FAANGs seemed so miraculous and unrealistic at first that it made me realize I complacent I had gotten to unequal practices and to these websites and companies just doing whatever they wanted whenever they wanted. That specific point alone is worth the entirety of GDPR to me - Baby steps. GDPR is already a step in the right direction, they are still figuring these things out (especially enforcement) whereas the private sector has decades of experience in anti-user practices, honed by some of the finest minds. The next step is to get a better share of the deal for Europeans as a whole.
- Silhouette 6y ago
  Is the idea that only govt can bring them to justice? Mostly, yes. The main enforcement authority is the government regulator in each member state (and the UK, which retains the system post-Brexit).

by Bakary 6y ago

dominotw 6y ago

> I sincerely doubt that much financial reward will come for any random individual doing this to any randomly selected website in that sample that does not meet the GDPR requirements. Then whats the point of GDPR if its not worth taking them to court. Is the idea that only govt can bring them to justice?

Bakary 6y ago
This topic is above my paygrade since I lack the relevant legal knowledge. But some things I've noted so far: - GDPR shone a light on these practices that is visible to the casual user. This highlights some examples long term counter-productive thinking: people blaming GDPR for showing those practices instead of the practices themselves. A symptom of the messed up ways in which all this has been developed over the years - Even single governments alone aren't enough in some cases (see France's measly series of fines against Google that probably evoked laughter in the boardroom) - As a user, the prospect of being able to download my data from FAANGs seemed so miraculous and unrealistic at first that it made me realize I complacent I had gotten to unequal practices and to these websites and companies just doing whatever they wanted whenever they wanted. That specific point alone is worth the entirety of GDPR to me - Baby steps. GDPR is already a step in the right direction, they are still figuring these things out (especially enforcement) whereas the private sector has decades of experience in anti-user practices, honed by some of the finest minds. The next step is to get a better share of the deal for Europeans as a whole.
Silhouette 6y ago
Is the idea that only govt can bring them to justice? Mostly, yes. The main enforcement authority is the government regulator in each member state (and the UK, which retains the system post-Brexit).