Re:Chat app fined for plaintext passwords under GDPR
by vonmoltke on Monday November 26, 2018 @08:49AM
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> Americans distrust their government but trust corporations and the free market
I don't think that's true; that's a common European misinterpretation. I think, in general, Americans trust their government less than they trust corporations, but they are generally distrustful of any entity that wields or appears to wield significant power over them. Exceptions are made for entities that "agree" with a particular person (and these exceptions are not entirely rational).
Re:Chat app fined for plaintext passwords under GDPR
by wild_preference on Monday November 26, 2018 @10:18AM
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There's the idea that a corporation has at least some economic incentive to do a decent job and government doesn't since it has zero competition. The classic example to the average person of the government's level of hustle being your local DMV.
There is a fundamental difference between America and Europe, in that Americans distrust their government but trust corporations and the free market. Europe is the exact opposite.
You can agree or disagree our world view, but that doesn’t change the fact that in average, more than 70% of Europeans trust the EU to have their best interests in mind, mich higher for GDPR.
I don’t think it’s really start-up hostile either. I think there is a huge potential for disruption for privacy centric companies.