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Re:Meta says it wont sign Europe AI agreement, calling it gr... by ars on Friday July 18, 2025 @03:00PM (#44608521)
> GDPR

You mean that thing (or is that another law?) that forces me to find that "I really don't care in the slightest" button about cookies on every single page?

Re:Meta says it wont sign Europe AI agreement, calling it gr... by junto on Friday July 18, 2025 @03:08PM (#44608612)
No, the laws that ensures that private individuals have the power to know what is stored about them, change incorrect data, and have it deleted unless legally necessary to hold it - all in a timely manner and financially penalize companies that do not.
Re:Meta says it wont sign Europe AI agreement, calling it gr... by pelorat on Saturday July 19, 2025 @09:52AM (#44615481)
> and have it deleted unless legally necessary to hold it

Tell that to X which disables your ability to delete your account if it gets suspended.

Re:Meta says it wont sign Europe AI agreement, calling it gr... by cenamus on Friday July 18, 2025 @03:09PM (#44608630)
That's not the GDPR.
Re:Meta says it wont sign Europe AI agreement, calling it gr... by anonymousab on Friday July 18, 2025 @06:42PM (#44610600)
That is malicious compliance with the law, and more or less indicative of a failure of enforcement against offenders.
Re:Meta says it wont sign Europe AI agreement, calling it gr... by rockemsockem on Saturday July 19, 2025 @03:49PM (#44618737)
But the law still caused that, of course regulation is going to be adversarial and they should anticipate that.
Re:Meta says it wont sign Europe AI agreement, calling it gr... by sensanaty on Saturday July 19, 2025 @04:06AM (#44613531)
No, GDPR is the law that allowed me to successfully request the deletion of everything companies like Meta have ever harvested on me without my consent and for them to permanently delete it.

Fun fact, GitHub doesn't have cookie banners. It's almost like it's possible to run a huge site without being a parasite and harvesting every iota of data of your site's visitors!