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Re:Discord Inc. fined 800 000 euros by the CNIL, GDPR regula... by FamosoRandom on Thursday November 17, 2022 @09:07AM (#33639040)
The point of GDPR is to defend the user.

Tech companies aren't your friends, they only want your money. What baffles me is people being outraged by this fine like they needed to pay that, not a billion dollar tech company.

It is justified because what Discord didn't implement can harm the user. it can harm YOU.

People easily forget that Internet is for everyone. Even for people that didn't grew with a computer, even for people that are not developer.

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Re:Discord Inc. fined 800 000 euros by the CNIL, GDPR regula... by none_to_remain on Thursday November 17, 2022 @09:29AM (#33639325)
Governments aren't your friends either
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Re:Discord Inc. fined 800 000 euros by the CNIL, GDPR regula... by FamosoRandom on Thursday November 17, 2022 @10:28AM (#33640226)
At least the government is supposed to protect its citizens from harm and not act for its own interest, but yeah, debatable nowadays
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Re:Discord Inc. fined 800 000 euros by the CNIL, GDPR regula... by tapoxi on Thursday November 17, 2022 @09:27AM (#33639291)
The real point of GDPR is to protect European businesses through selective enforcement, protecting users is not where the money lies.
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