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Re:How GDPR Will Change The Way You Develop by envy2 on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @08:56PM (#16480034)
> This is just going to be another way for EU regulators to smack around Google and Facebook.

Actually, it's more like a giant gift to Google and Facebook: GDPR borders on regulatory capture, with only the giants really having the resources to comply properly. This will hurt startups and smaller firms far more than it will the big dogs with their armies of compliance lawyers.

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Re:How GDPR Will Change The Way You Develop by solipsism on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @09:10PM (#16480098)
That assumes enforcement will be homogeneous.
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Re:How GDPR Will Change The Way You Develop by raducu on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @04:39AM (#16481881)
I'm sure there will be a lot of hipster-trolls suing left and right, trying to make a name for themselves.
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Re:How GDPR Will Change The Way You Develop by beojan on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @04:55AM (#16481940)
This isn't the US, the law is enforced by governments, not lawsuits.
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Re:How GDPR Will Change The Way You Develop by rmc on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @08:05AM (#16482697)
Actually one new thing about the GDPR is that consumer rights organisations can sue companies/organisations to enforce privacy rights.

Max Schrems (who's case killed Safe Harbour) has set up an org None of your Business (https://noyb.eu) to do exactly this.

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Re:How GDPR Will Change The Way You Develop by raducu on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @05:41AM (#16482095)
I lack legal experties, but I'd assume you will easily be able to sue any company and claim they infringe somehow on your rights as stated by this GDPR; maybe I'm wrong.

I attended a GCP event and I could practically see the hipsters pupils dilate/mouth foaming as they went in the hisper frenzy "this GDPR is a huuuge opportunity".

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Re:How GDPR Will Change The Way You Develop by kbart on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @05:54AM (#16482130)
You can write a complaint to responsible institutions that then chose how to act (send a warning to violating company, issue them fine, start an investigation etc.) You cannot sue companies yourself, unless you can prove that (big) damage was done to you as a direct consequence of violation, then you can seek compensation via civil lawsuit.
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