Vermont passes first law to crack down on data brokers

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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