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Re:Vermont passes first law to crack down on data brokers by TAForObvReasons on Monday May 28, 2018 @10:08PM (#17175952)
It's probably better stated as:

> The people doing terrible things are trying to convince other companies that they will be destroyed by the GDPR

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Re:Vermont passes first law to crack down on data brokers by Ensorceled on Monday May 28, 2018 @10:38PM (#17176071)
Perhaps. But the large fines are a concern without too much prompting from the problem companies.

Not saying the GDPR is bad, I’d personally like to see it applied every where.

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Re:Vermont passes first law to crack down on data brokers by bsder on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @02:39AM (#17176949)
Okay, so what was Ragnarok Online doing that it had to shut down?
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Re:Vermont passes first law to crack down on data brokers by pjc50 on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @05:07AM (#17177558)
Misinterpreting the rules?
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Re:Vermont passes first law to crack down on data brokers by seszett on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @03:32AM (#17177130)
Who knows? Probably fishy things, what other explanation is there?
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Re:Vermont passes first law to crack down on data brokers by bsder on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @05:15AM (#17177602)
How about: Not making enough money to actually update the codebase.

You can be doing good, normal things and still not be compliant with the law.

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Re:Vermont passes first law to crack down on data brokers by InitialLastName on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @12:49PM (#17180837)
As I understand it, the law was passed because the representatives of the people of europe saw a misalignment between "normal" and "good" and decided to enforce it.
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Re:Vermont passes first law to crack down on data brokers by DoveBrown on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @10:42AM (#17179547)
What good things can you be doing with my stored data that you don't need to run your service?
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