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I agree with 99% of what this guy is saying but I'd like to know why he thinks GDPR was a huge win for Google and Facebook. As far as I'm aware, GDPR legally r

I agree with 99% of what this guy is saying but I'd like to know why he thinks GDPR was a huge win for Google and Facebook. As far as I'm aware, GDPR legally restricts when sites can collect and store your information. Is the argument that we need to let everyone spy on you so they can compete on who can sell your information to advertisers? Like, no, that's really wrong. We need to be legally boxing in the advertising industry as much as possible. If that means Google and Facebook have the accidental advantage of being the only companies with enough of a relationship to their customers to continue selling ad profiles, then so be it.

hoseja 6y ago
Regulatory capture. Google and Facebook can afford the administrative load to fully comply with the letter of the law, without being hindered, while smaller entities are meaningfully affected.
- raverbashing 6y ago
  Yeah at the same time there's an easy way of complying with the GDPR: don't gather data you don't need. But instead people prefer to use a non-compliant and obtrusive "we care about your privacy" popup while complaining about the fines. (also remember GDPR is not only about FB or Google)
bastawhiz 6y ago
They really can just throw money at the problem to solve it, which otherwise hamstrings their competition. If you can plop a billion dollars down to move data to the right country, have lawyers to check your lawyers checking your lawyers, and can afford penalties when you trip up, you're already at an advantage over most of your competition—probably without having to sacrifice much in the process.
- pas 6y ago
  Google now has a really big and obnoxious popup modal. That's a clear disadvantage for them. Is it enough to dethrone them? Well not right now, but it's at least a sign of an opportunity. If DDG can do similar results without the popup then hopefully people will migrate there. (Of course G Search is brutally entrenched in a myriad ways, connected services, Android, Chrome, all the other browser defaults, etc.)

hoseja 6y ago

Regulatory capture. Google and Facebook can afford the administrative load to fully comply with the letter of the law, without being hindered, while smaller entities are meaningfully affected.

raverbashing 6y ago
Yeah at the same time there's an easy way of complying with the GDPR: don't gather data you don't need. But instead people prefer to use a non-compliant and obtrusive "we care about your privacy" popup while complaining about the fines. (also remember GDPR is not only about FB or Google)

bastawhiz 6y ago

They really can just throw money at the problem to solve it, which otherwise hamstrings their competition. If you can plop a billion dollars down to move data to the right country, have lawyers to check your lawyers checking your lawyers, and can afford penalties when you trip up, you're already at an advantage over most of your competition—probably without having to sacrifice much in the process.

pas 6y ago
Google now has a really big and obnoxious popup modal. That's a clear disadvantage for them. Is it enough to dethrone them? Well not right now, but it's at least a sign of an opportunity. If DDG can do similar results without the popup then hopefully people will migrate there. (Of course G Search is brutally entrenched in a myriad ways, connected services, Android, Chrome, all the other browser defaults, etc.)