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Re:StreetLend.com shuts down, citing GDPR regulations by ythn on Monday April 30, 2018 @10:13AM (#16958698)
> Data about me is my data, and if the government gives me the right to control it, I have that right.

So if I investigate you, take your picture, etc. have I stolen from you?

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Re:StreetLend.com shuts down, citing GDPR regulations by dahauns on Monday April 30, 2018 @12:01PM (#16959701)
Not stolen, but quite probably violated several laws in connection with privacy and personality rights. And this is already the case in many EU countries, no GDPR needed for that.

I actually hadn't considered it before, but I imagine that being a PI in e.g. Germany must be a veritable legal minefield.

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Re:StreetLend.com shuts down, citing GDPR regulations by thomasz on Monday April 30, 2018 @02:38PM (#16961081)
It is.
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Re:StreetLend.com shuts down, citing GDPR regulations by toomuchtodo on Monday April 30, 2018 @10:50AM (#16958974)
You own that photo, not me. You get to control how it’s used unless government regulates otherwise (based on US law, the EU might be different).
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