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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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