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Re:GDPR: Programmatic ad buying plummets in Europe by setquk on Saturday May 26, 2018 @10:19AM (#17162157)
That is the idea. Increase the risk and arbitrary non viability of loopholes. No one will touch it so the only way to move forwards is minimal risk.
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Re:GDPR: Programmatic ad buying plummets in Europe by csomar on Saturday May 26, 2018 @11:47AM (#17162639)
In my experience this just opens or expands corruption. You pay your way to be able to be "approved" by the authority.

For example, the legitimate interest. Who determines that? The authoritaa. But then the authoritaa might approve Google and disapproves small-naughty-trackor. Both are doing the same privacy invasion. So why one gets a free pass and another is reprimanded.

Even if the current regulator (persons) are honest, they are not irreplaceable. Maybe the guy after them will be corrupt. And since there is a lot of money here, money corrupts.

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Re:GDPR: Programmatic ad buying plummets in Europe by icebraining on Saturday May 26, 2018 @12:52PM (#17162986)
Which is why the authority can be appealed.
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Re:GDPR: Programmatic ad buying plummets in Europe by Mirioron on Saturday May 26, 2018 @11:50AM (#17162656)
"Minimal risk" in business means not actually doing business or doing business in a way that doesn't make you liable, eg blocking EU users.
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