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Re:Facebook ordered to delete illegally collected data by Be... by mrguyorama on Friday February 16, 2018 @03:56PM (#16396134)
If supporting the privacy rights of your citizens is considered "anti-business", then maybe businesses need a rethink
Re:Facebook ordered to delete illegally collected data by Be... by kodablah on Friday February 16, 2018 @06:39PM (#16397624)
You can phrase it any way you want, like "If adding regulations with potential fines even on mistakes to bankrupt a company, then maybe regulators need a rethink". Why is everyone so focused on what the intention of the rules are and not the practicalities? Often I feel these regulations are throwing spaghetti against a wall praying it sticks (e.g. cookie law). Because there's a problem, so the government must solve it. People can't be asked to self-regulate and governments can't be asked to encourage alternatives. It should be after those alternatives fail that the law is used as a last resort, and even then, marginally until the impacts are understood.
Re:Facebook ordered to delete illegally collected data by Be... by vsl on Sunday February 18, 2018 @07:50AM (#16405831)
You need to read up on GDPR and what it really means.

You’re probably as annoyed by those ever-present cookie banners everywhere. That’s a direct result of another poorly thought-out EU regulation with good privacy intentions behind it. EU is not an indisputable force for good as you seem to think.