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Re:Facebook urged to make GDPR its “baseline standard” globally by rmc on Monday April 09, 2018 @11:47AM (#16794018)
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 conscious start up is competing with those who aren't, making it harder. But with this law, you won't have as many shady companies like Facebook.

Storing less private data makes you less liable to get hacked and get bad PR.

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Re:Facebook urged to make GDPR its “baseline standard” globally by adventured on Monday April 09, 2018 @02:11PM (#16795426)
You've been able to download your Facebook contents in a zip file for nearly six years. It made absolutely no difference in competition.
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Re:Facebook urged to make GDPR its “baseline standard” globally by rmc on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @11:17AM (#16801963)
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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Re:Facebook urged to make GDPR its “baseline standard” globally by xenomachina on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @05:37PM (#16805706)
Would this data file include the user's friend connections? In other words, if I exported my data, and my "Facebook friend" also expected their data, would it be possible to determine from the two files that the two users are friends?
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