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Re:Google users locked out after 15 years' use by black_knight on Monday November 02, 2020 @06:21AM (#24966835)
GDPR specifies the right to data-portability. In Europe services have to provide data in a machine readable, commonly used format for export.
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Re:Google users locked out after 15 years' use by FeepingCreature on Monday November 02, 2020 @06:28AM (#24966882)
(For just this reason.)

And that's why I think the GDPR is one of the best things the EU has ever done.

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Re:Google users locked out after 15 years' use by mirthflat83 on Monday November 02, 2020 @06:31AM (#24966902)
Thank god for GDPR. Shame on me for thinking that this kind of regulation was dumb
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Re:Google users locked out after 15 years' use by blunte on Monday November 02, 2020 @07:21AM (#24967310)
You're excused, based on the useless and annoying cookie notice law.
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