Saying that people need to be shoved off a cliff is not elevating your position. In fact, these kind of statements are exactly what make me concerned about regulations and laws. One has already made your mind up about a group of people and now it's time to execute.
Re:Shutting Down Forum (GDPR)
by toomuchtodo on Saturday June 02, 2018 @11:23AM
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Such is the result of tech industry overreach. Had they adopted a more moderate stance, people would not be calling for them to be pushed off the proverbial cliff.
Yes the data gathering side of the tech industry is sounding like they’re selling menthol cigarettes to sick people at this point.
It’s a metaphor. You’re already teetering. All it takes is a little push and you’re hurtling to your demise.
Re:Shutting Down Forum (GDPR)
by DoreenMichele on Saturday June 02, 2018 @03:32PM
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If it is a metaphor, presumably you mean more like "your business is hurtling to its demise."
Re:Shutting Down Forum (GDPR)
by merinowool on Saturday June 02, 2018 @05:25PM
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GDPR exists as a proxy censorship tool to close sites using fines without looking like a socialist censor. GDPR is written so that every site can be found non complaint.
Re:Shutting Down Forum (GDPR)
by endless1234 on Sunday June 03, 2018 @09:19AM
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If that's the case, surely you have examples of similar EU regulations being used for censorship before this? The GDPR is hardly the first regulation businesses have to follow.
Please go and read the regulations and compliance. A monkey could work it out.
Re:Shutting Down Forum (GDPR)
by merinowool on Saturday June 02, 2018 @06:16PM
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I read it five times at least. They are vague and arbitrary. Every site can be found non complaint.
It is not difficult to be compliant. Most people don’t bother because they are drama queens or hiding what their business is really based on and the latter is usually not ethical by any manor and deserve to be shoved off a cliff.
People will have to do some real innovation instead of selling off data and working out how to attract people into a product that exists only to do that really.