Re:Facebook now denying access unless EU users opt-in to tra...
by r00fus on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @12:56PM
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I think the current population that wants GDPR privacy stance is small but feared to be influential by Facebook.
It also coincides with FB's recent privacy breach news and overall general public dissatisfaction with FB's policies.
I know a lot of folks who simply don't use FB and are realizing that it's "really not free" in liability terms.
So does this turn into a groundswell? Probably not, I agree with you. However, it does put some fences up that is probably causing FB to feel a bit more nervous. GDPR may be the first of many such efforts...
It also coincides with FB's recent privacy breach news and overall general public dissatisfaction with FB's policies.
I know a lot of folks who simply don't use FB and are realizing that it's "really not free" in liability terms.
So does this turn into a groundswell? Probably not, I agree with you. However, it does put some fences up that is probably causing FB to feel a bit more nervous. GDPR may be the first of many such efforts...