GJim

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by GJim 1y ago
> it seems like it took freedom away from me And it *gave* freedom to society not to have their personal data exploited and privacy invaded for corporate profit.
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by GJim 1y ago
Then don't visit scummy websites (advertisers take a bow) that track you and seek to invade your privacy.
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by GJim 1y ago
> being tracked by IP + browser fingerprinting That is also illegal under the GDPR; you cannot track me without my explicit opt-in consent, whither by 'cookies' or other means. I continue to be astounded how little grasp some H
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by GJim 1y ago
> If the goal of the law was to ban tracking *sigh* Once again; the goal of the GDPR is to give users control of their personal data. There are (believe it or not) legitimate reasons why somebody might want to be tracked or allow their
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by GJim 1y ago
You can take your licence exam in any CEPT country and swap it (i.e. that countries licence) for a German one under reciprocal licencing agreements. https://www.cept.org/ecc/topics/radio-amateurs
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by GJim 1y ago
> I don't think consent is possible between a human individual and a 500-headed corporate hydra. Hard disagree. Legitimate companies will obey the law; be that the GDPR, anti-corruption or anti-pollution laws to pick a few examples.
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by GJim 1y ago
> As others have echoed, we just need to make this large data collection illegal. It *IS* illegal under the GDPR. Article 5(1) requires that personal data shall be (b) collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes ... (c) ad
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by GJim 1y ago
> Personal data sharing needs to be banned. Indiscriminate sharing of personal data IS banned under the GDPR. If you collect personal data, you must only collect it for the stated purpose and can't sell or share it for any other re
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by GJim 1y ago
The evidence is all around you. For example, my insurance company can no longer get away with selling my details to financing companies behind my back. Such shenanigans are no more in the UK and EU thanks to the GDPR.
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by GJim 1y ago
Once again.... There is no requirement for 'cookie banners'. You are free to use whatever cookies you want to run your site. HOWEVER, if you are using those cookies to track me (advertisers take a bow) then you need my clear, opt-
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by GJim 1y ago
Famously.... Advertising is only used heavily when all products are similar, otherwise the best would naturally rise to the top. For example, washing powder/liquid is advertised heavily on TV, yet do you really believe one brand of p
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by GJim 1y ago
> companies should be banned from referring to selling off your data to random spam companies as "sharing with partners." They are under the GDPR. If you ask for my data, you must do so fairly and tell me what you are using it
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by GJim 1y ago
> Most browsers also track user behavior and use your data Tell me about these browsers that are in breach of the GDPR and use my data without explicit opt-in permission?
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by GJim 1y ago
> Or just ban this kind of data collection It is banned. Unless I give me explicit permission otherwise (though as you say, why anybody would is beyond me, but then "there's nowt as queer as folk")
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by GJim 1y ago
> Should have been written in the law that it’s a one toggle in browser settings. No! For crying out loud..... The law says if you want to track me (advertisers take a bow) then in each case, you must have my explicit opt-in permission
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by GJim 1y ago
If your asking if the GDPR is effective, yes, it is. The only ones ignoring it completely are either dodgy companies, or the clueless. The companies exercising malicious compliance are now (quite rightly) increasingly seen as dodgy and need
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by GJim 1y ago
> you can move your user folders to another partition or folder path The fact that the default is to auto-magically upload your personal data on to somebody else's box (sorry "the cloud") is fucking insane. Such things s
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by GJim 1y ago
You <-------> The point
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by GJim 1y ago
I've come a long way down for somebody to have finally said this! The GDPR is your friend. It makes retailing unnecessary personal data a liability. As it should be. Discord is idiotic for operating in the UK and Europe without complyi
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by GJim 1y ago
TPMS is necessary if you have run flat tyres. Otherwise, I agree.
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by GJim 1y ago
The irony of your post being downvoted for stating facts (i.e. what personally happened to you).
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by GJim 1y ago
Bizarre take. Atmospheric scintillation is the barrier for free space laser communications on terra-firma; this is one reason we enclose the laser light in optical fibre to avoid this problem. In space where nobody can hear you scream , sc
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by GJim 1y ago
> The comment I am responding to initially had some sort of "who cares" type question It most certainly did not! My only edit is clearly identified and is asking why a comment I believed to be correct was downvoted. I want to k
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by GJim 1y ago
> Weddings held in churches have been public with nobody turned away at the door. Most ordinary weddings *are* invitation only in Blighty. Both church weddings and secular weddings held at registry offices, town halls and the like.
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by GJim 1y ago
Bizarre response. A temporary ban on use [1] does not equate to no point in legal ownership! [1] A temporary ban that isn't unreasonable given the circumstances; namely current Russian drone intrusions on Danish airports and national i
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by GJim 1y ago
> Those include not trying to impress strange rules on guests you invite to an event. I think you will find it is both good etiquette and very common to make polite requests ("rules") of guests you invite..... whether these be
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by GJim 1y ago
> please don't take photos of the bride and groom in the church and it still gets ignored Counterpoint I've never known such requests be ignored here in Blighty. Ditto requests not to upload photos to social media.
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by GJim 1y ago
What in gods name does the law have to do with it?
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by GJim 1y ago
> Id cards are not unpopular with the general public. At the time of writing, 1,017,754 British people have already signed the official petition opposing them; a petition that has only been running a matter of hours. https://p
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by GJim 1y ago
> and ICE sweeps Sorry old boy, but what have the *UK* Institute of Civil Engineers got to do with this?

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