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Re:Facebook to change user terms, limiting effect of EU priv... by ckocagil on Thursday April 19, 2018 @09:40AM (#16875794)
> If one thinks their privacy rights are not respected they are free not to associate or contract

We tried that. It didn't work.

> The basis of a free society is the freedom to contract

You cannot write any contract as you want. They are limited, and for very good reasons. One example is indentured servitude. It's basically a contract you voluntarily sign that binds you to work for a party for a duration of time. Does it sound reasonable at a first glance? It's considered slavery today and is almost globally banned.

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Re:Facebook to change user terms, limiting effect of EU priv... by brainwad on Thursday April 19, 2018 @10:24AM (#16876112)
> > If one thinks their privacy rights are not respected they are free not to associate or contract

> We tried that. It didn't work.

It did and still does work. People freely give away their information, giving up their rights to privacy, in exchange for services they want. I really don't see what the big deal is, and GDPR is a massive overregulation.

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