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Re:GDPR: Don't Panic by msla on Friday May 18, 2018 @11:37AM (#17102309)
That's a myth, and the article you posted is an op-ed piece with no substance to back up the claim it makes.
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Re:GDPR: Don't Panic by raverbashing on Friday May 18, 2018 @11:39AM (#17102329)
The source is the book of that name, written by an US lawyer. There's some discussion and better sources on Google.
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Re:GDPR: Don't Panic by gowld on Friday May 25, 2018 @04:43PM (#17157776)
Here's a debunking: https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/22530/does-the-...
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Re:GDPR: Don't Panic by msla on Friday May 18, 2018 @01:46PM (#17103406)
It's a meme passed around the right-o-sphere based on deliberately misreading laws and/or constructing insane scenarios.

It has no statistics behind it, just made-up stories.

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Re:GDPR: Don't Panic by linksnapzz on Friday May 18, 2018 @02:09PM (#17103601)
Remind me to tell Aaron Swartz how abusive & capricious prosecution is just a figment of his imagination...
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Re:GDPR: Don't Panic by msla on Monday May 21, 2018 @06:05PM (#17122261)
That's not anywhere close to what we're talking about, and fuck you for making light of his death.
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