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A comment on 2018 reform of EU data protection rules. Parent comment

Re:2018 reform of EU data protection rules by lucio on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @10:43AM (#16967378)
There's a problem when "The authority must ensure...", i.e. when there's a lot of discretion granted to "The authority", that's because "The authority" will use any law available to try to silence or harm dangerous individuals when there are "hidden" political reason to do so.

Example: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39973864

An antidote to this potential abuse is to make laws scarce and highly specific and make judges apply laws in the most textual form possible.

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Re:2018 reform of EU data protection rules by rdlecler1 on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @12:27PM (#16968548)
And a will the EU favor European companies over foreign companies in enforcement practices?
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