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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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