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by tchock23 8y ago
To the person that downvoted this - anyone can use DuckDuckGo, Apple Map, Dropbox, Airtable, any one of hundreds of email service providers, etc to avoid Google. It’s actually fairly easy to avoid.
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by tchock23 8y ago
I wouldn’t, but if anyone thinks their privacy violations are so egregious then they should refrain from using their services. No one is forcing them to use the service.
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by tchock23 8y ago
Why not? As a consumer if I don't consent I simply don't use the service. Is it my right to use Google?
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by tchock23 8y ago
You’re not allowed to have the DPO be yourself due to potential conflicts of interest.
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by tchock23 8y ago
I'm a little confused. The companies from the post that dealt with feedback had far less than $240k ARR. Which "micro feedback" companies are you referring to?
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by tchock23 8y ago
Thanks - I have no idea where I got the $500 number in my head. Maybe I was thinking of one of the private mediators I was researching? Sorry for questioning your initial number...
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by tchock23 8y ago
Privacy Shield starts at $500 per year for the smallest company, and that’s before you contract with a mediator (lowest cost there is $50/year if you use the EU options). Unless I’m missing the option for $250/year on their websit
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by tchock23 8y ago
No. It's not defined. That's part of the problem...
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by tchock23 8y ago
Do a lot of SaaS businesses sell personal data as their business model? When I think of SaaS I think of paid subscription access to a piece of hosted software.
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by tchock23 8y ago
Why are so many commenters on HN presuming that companies that struggle to comply with the regulation are doing something shady with user data? You are aware that there is a time and monetary cost to comply for those with legitimate data co
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by tchock23 8y ago
Thank you for perfectly describing the frustrations I have experienced with GDPR. As the owner of a small SaaS business in the US I don't have the time to follow various EU regulations that closely. I only found out about GDPR earlier
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by tchock23 8y ago
That is the scope I was ballparking mentally (and which fits the scope of processing done in my app), but I just wish they had been explicit about it in the regulation so I could put to rest any apprehension around it.
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by tchock23 8y ago
The definition of personal information is easy to understand (albeit broad). However, the vagueness seeps in other areas of the regulation. For example, additional restrictions are in place for “large scale” processing of personal informati
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by tchock23 8y ago
Actually, I do. They represent 30% to 40% of my business (depending on the month). GDPR compliance has cost me a ton of time and money. Wish someone could have notified me somehow before I randomly found out in March because it completely d
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by tchock23 8y ago
Some of us running small businesses don’t spend our free time studying up on the latest in EU regulations. I only found out about it through a random comment on HN in March.
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by tchock23 8y ago
Is just checking IP with no other personal information a violation of GDPR? Particularly if that IP is not retained in a database (just temporarily in production logs)? Asking for a friend...
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by tchock23 8y ago
Yes! That was the part of the regulation to me that felt like a shake down. I get the need to be more careful with user data. Make me hire a rep in the EU? Now you're just trying to drum up fees for your lawyers...
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by tchock23 8y ago
The side projects I'm considering are straight SaaS plays. The business model is not "let's acquire a bunch of users and sell their data." In fact, if I sold user data I'd be out of business quickly because my custo
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by tchock23 8y ago
So you would launch a side project that generates no revenue (at first) on the whims of a potential fine from a court in a country you don't reside in?
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by tchock23 8y ago
What about small companies that don’t sell data as a business model? GDPR punishes the vast majority of businesses that do not have business models reliant on selling user data in favor of trying to catch the ones that do. Unfortunately, I
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by tchock23 8y ago
Could you share the name of a legal firm charging ‘almost nothing’ for a data protection officer? Because the ones I’m finding definitely cost more than ‘almost nothing.’
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by tchock23 8y ago
Exactly. This is a very small startup killer. Who wants to launch a side project and be faced with the prospect of $20M fines if someone from the EU signs up and decides to blow them in to regulators for whatever obscure way their side proj
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by tchock23 9y ago
Yeah - I was bummed/surprised about this. Untapped pools of well educated (and loyal) tech workers, low cost of living, no significant infrastructure issues, easy driving access to major cities - there is a lot Amazon could have taken
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by tchock23 9y ago
Check out various articles online about heuristic evaluations ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuristic_evaluation - as a starting point). They will give you checklists that people use for general purpose assessments.
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by tchock23 9y ago
This is my concern with VR not taking off with the mainstream. Many gamers (myself included) want to plop down on the couch and not move around much. Many of the VR experiences coming out require movement, not to mention the initial effort
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by tchock23 9y ago
There is a way to tastefully do it though. I often upvote answers that try to provide some kind of value before mentioning their product, as long as they do it in such a way that it isn't irritating or salesy...
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by tchock23 9y ago
I'm intrigued by this "Venture Studio" model, but a quick Google search didn't net much in the way of good examples or a precise definition. Can you share some examples you've run across? Thanks!
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by tchock23 9y ago
What is a MBA clause? A quick Google search couldn't find me a clear definition. Just curious...
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by tchock23 9y ago
Agreed - the word "freedom" in general is overplayed, but for a reason - it works with many Americans (for better or worse)...
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by tchock23 9y ago
I agree that it's technically a worse name. Net neutrality is technically not a bad name - it just doesn't resonate and the stats on awareness (somewhat) reflect that. My point was more that it needs to better resonate with consum

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