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by rmc 9y ago
This is why laws are a good solution. Force all companies to abide by privacy laws (like the upcoming EU's GDPR). Then FB's competitors will not have an advantage.
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by rmc 9y ago
Facebook doesn't sell data, they sell the ability for other people to microtarget. If the result of all this is a law saying that Facebook/etc cannot sell your data, then Mark Zuckerberg will be very happy.
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by rmc 9y ago
I have heard that the facebook "download your data" feature on the website does not give you all the personal data they hold. For that you need to contact them directly (maybe a letter), and quote data protection law to them.
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by rmc 9y ago
> How do I right click on my phone? On osm.org on my Firefox on Android I can long press and get the same popup which allows me to "Add a note". There is also the button on the right hand side for adding a note. > a Hacke
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by rmc 9y ago
> The Open Street Maps page has no "Fix an Error" link. If you right click on the map, or click the "add a note" button on the right hand side, you can add a note to the map describing a mistake. You don't need t
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by rmc 9y ago
OSM used to have anonymous edits, but that was disabled more than 10 years ago https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Anonymous_edits
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by rmc 9y ago
OSM boundaries are stored in the OSM DB as polygons (which are made up of linestring)
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by rmc 9y ago
So the first port of call is the Australian community. They have a mailing list (talk-au) which appears active enough. Send an email to them to ask. They might know more about it https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo&#x2F
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by rmc 9y ago
> But during the hike, when I'm searching for a place to have a bite, I use Google. I hope, when you're on your hike, you add the restaurant to OSM! :) Along with all the other info (wheelchair accessibility, wifi, opening ho
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by rmc 9y ago
Eh not really. The OSM community hasn't really settled on what OSM.org is supposed to do. It's very definitely made for regular end users in mind. So you can use it for that.
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by rmc 9y ago
Yes you can copy it into OSM from the original source. But not if it's gone through Google.
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by rmc 9y ago
> so you’re free to copy them side-by-side. The OSM community will delete your contributions if you do this. And you risk being banned. Please don't bring copyright infringment into OSM
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by rmc 9y ago
In the USA, yes there is clear precedent saying that. But other places (e.g. UK) don't have this case, so it's not so clear. EU law has created [sui generis] "database right", which is is like copyright for a collection
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by rmc 9y ago
UK & Ireland still does trial by jury for a lot of trials. So it's not as straight forward as everyone in Europe/EU doing it the same
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by rmc 9y ago
If you join an instance that caters to an interest of yours, then you can look at the "local timeline" which shows only public posts on your instance.
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by rmc 9y ago
Yes, and that was due to existing EU data protection law, which gives you the right to access your personal data. The GDPR states that it must be accessible in a common digital format which is new.
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by rmc 9y ago
Plenty of EU people are forced to follow certain US laws, from DMCA etc, to banking laws.
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by rmc 9y ago
GDPR doesn't have a citizen requirement, only residency. The word "citizen" doesn't appear in the law at all! Art 3 of the GDPR ( https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj ) expla
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by rmc 9y ago
GDPR applies to residents (of the EU), not citizens. And I presume Facebook has so much data on you that a simple trick like changing your profile won't matter.
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by rmc 9y ago
The GDPR makes some things easier for start ups. Users now have a right to their personal data in a "commonly used" digital file. Now the start up can have a "Import your Facebook data" feature. Currently a provacy consc
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by rmc 9y ago
Surely the issues with prioritization or filtering could be solved client side, ie with your RSS reader? Configure your software to hide things with tag X or word Y. You could even have up/down votes to train your RSS reader what is go
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by rmc 9y ago
This is why a contract should not be legally binding if it's unclear. I don't mean "clear to a lawyer", but what the common person, spending the standard, common amount of time, with the advice you expect them to have[1]
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by rmc 9y ago
There's a maximum fine of up to 4% of global revenue per incident ....
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by rmc 9y ago
"Required to show what they know" has been part of EU data protection law for decades . Max Schrems first made news by doing a data request to Facebook (which they complied with) in 2011 . This is nothing new.
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by rmc 9y ago
> services can hide objectionable terms behind a wall of legalese that changes often, and we agree to them because we want to use the product and can't realistically keep up with the terms for everything. GDPR addresses some of th
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by rmc 9y ago
> If I were starting a social network today, I’d simply block EU IPs from accessing it. You're be free to do that. And then you'd have to cut off a large revenue stream (~25% of FB's revenue comes from the EU). And if yo
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by rmc 9y ago
Not charging user and getting all your money from adverts.
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by rmc 9y ago
25 May 2018
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by rmc 9y ago
No, Art 3 says it applies to companies/orgs within the EU, regardless of where their users are, and to companies who process data about EU residents regardless of where the company is https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli&#x2
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by rmc 9y ago
Legally no, you have to reside in the EU. You might trick Facebook's algorithms into putting you in the EU category. Check who you have your Facebook account with, AFAIK people outside the USA & Canada have an account with Facebook

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