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Re:Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding E... by tomxor on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @04:57PM (#25435742)
We are people foremost, not consumers, especially in the context of privacy. Please do not use their terminology, it empowers them by framing everything in the eyes of corporate interests.
Re:Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding E... by SeriousM on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @05:00PM (#25435785)
When you enter a shop you become a customer, not a human being with feelings. Same goes for those platforms. You enter it and you become a consumer. If you're like it or not.
Re:Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding E... by amsvie on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @05:54PM (#25436444)
You enter the shop as a human being, and there's certain (human) rights that should come with that.

We're talking here about the right to get a copy of your own data, the right to be forgotten when you want to leave, the right to be informed about data breaches, and a right to agree to types of data processing.

Your analogy is "you enter a shop and cannot leave again, may be abused, and lose control."

Re:Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding E... by Hokusai on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @06:59PM (#25437152)
That makes little sense when you think about that. The constitution of your country does not stop at the door of a business. All your constitutional rights as a citizen enter the store with you. You have also human rights granted by international treaties. Nothing stops applying because you enter a shop.
Re:Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding E... by 8note on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @07:44PM (#25437548)
Facebook isn't selling me anything though.

Neither is google