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Re:Google and Facebook accused of breaking GDPR laws by the_watcher on Friday May 25, 2018 @11:01AM (#17154345)
There's no 4% tax on revenue in the GDPR as far as I can tell. It's a 4% fine for violations. Which is potentially far greater than a 4% tax, since it applies to every violation.
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Re:Google and Facebook accused of breaking GDPR laws by DuskStar on Friday May 25, 2018 @12:06PM (#17155049)
If fines are impossible to avoid without going out of business or leaving the market, they're taxes by another name.
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Re:Google and Facebook accused of breaking GDPR laws by oaiey on Friday May 25, 2018 @12:19PM (#17155183)
They are impossible to avoid if and only if they continue to give a shit about user's rights.

I agree however that the law targets the big tech companies. They ignored previous laws and regulations so they got a meaner more targeted one.

Btw, constitutions start with "we the people" not with "we the companies".

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