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Re:Facebook to change user terms, limiting effect of EU priv... by vincnetas on Thursday April 19, 2018 @06:56AM (#16874802)
And then huge media company just creates small subsidiary (tiny business) to "accidentally" collect personal information. Got caught? No problem, close that one, open another...
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Re:Facebook to change user terms, limiting effect of EU priv... by dannyw on Thursday April 19, 2018 @08:21AM (#16875223)
There are plenty of laws and legal instruments / concepts (controlling stake, anti-avoidance laws, etc) that stop large companies from doing this.
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Re:Facebook to change user terms, limiting effect of EU priv... by morgante on Thursday April 19, 2018 @10:40AM (#16876265)
And that is just as "possible" under the current structure of GDPR.
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Re:Facebook to change user terms, limiting effect of EU priv... by pilsetnieks on Thursday April 19, 2018 @11:58AM (#16876960)
Not really. For example, if Facebook Inc. establishes a "Totally not FB LLC" for the purpose of skirting GDPR, Facebook Inc. is still the data controller according to the law, as it is directing the data collection and purpose, even if "Totally not FB LLC" does all of the handling as a data processor. Except now the fine is levied on the total turnover of both companies, not just one.
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Re:Facebook to change user terms, limiting effect of EU priv... by morgante on Thursday April 19, 2018 @12:13PM (#16877102)
Right, I meant it's just as "possible" in the sense of it not really being practically possible.
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