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Re:WHOIS blackout period likely starting in May by stordoff on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @03:40AM (#17080660)
Probably very little. The data will be being made public under a law mandating that, and the GDPR allows for that:

> Processing shall be lawful [...if...] processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject

https://gdpr-info.eu/art-6-gdpr/

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Re:WHOIS blackout period likely starting in May by icebraining on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @05:11AM (#17080986)
EDIT: nevermind, misread the context.
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Re:WHOIS blackout period likely starting in May by detaro on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @05:18AM (#17081016)
I believe the parent is talking about the example of a land ownership database.
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Re:WHOIS blackout period likely starting in May by icebraining on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @05:40AM (#17081091)
Oh, oops, you're right.
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