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Re:EU censorship machines and link tax laws are nearing the ... by _jn on Saturday May 26, 2018 @10:37PM (#17165197)
I’d be very interested in hearing the counterarguments to this comment instead of just seeing downvotes.
Re:EU censorship machines and link tax laws are nearing the ... by TAForObvReasons on Saturday May 26, 2018 @10:52PM (#17165226)
The uncommented and numerous downvotes (-4 at the moment) in these discussions about GDPR remind me of the great Upton Sinclair quote:

> It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.

Re:EU censorship machines and link tax laws are nearing the ... by x0x0 on Sunday May 27, 2018 @03:23AM (#17165902)
It's a lot more than a "small review", even for product focused sites not anywhere near the business of selling or monetizing personal data.
Re:EU censorship machines and link tax laws are nearing the ... by salvar on Sunday May 27, 2018 @04:11AM (#17166015)
That's fair, but businesses need to do all kinds of things they'd rather not have to do, just to be able to do business. I'm not sure I really believe the sky is falling just because businesses need to take better care of user data.