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Re:EU rules on AI models become enforceable. What's going to... by elcdodedocle on Sunday August 02, 2026 @04:14PM (#49147867)
GDPR is more than that. Consent or not, there are things bad actors can do in the USA that in the EU they just can't. Specially to children and vulnerable people. GDPR is an integral part of it. This is a small but significant first step in the right direction. Long way ahead still.
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Re:EU rules on AI models become enforceable. What's going to... by dev_l1x_be on Sunday August 02, 2026 @04:42PM (#49148113)
Yes I used it when Confluence had a bug and an account with got stuck and there was no way to delete my account of finish the registration. So I issued a GDPR delete request and re-created the account. tada.wav
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Re:EU rules on AI models become enforceable. What's going to... by MaxMatti on Sunday August 02, 2026 @04:45PM (#49148136)
I've heard lots of people use it to actually find out what you were being banned for even when the company absolutely does not want to disclose it.
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Re:EU rules on AI models become enforceable. What's going to... by dev_l1x_be on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @08:36AM (#49181990)
We should create gdprdelights.eu and list of these use cases.
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Re:EU rules on AI models become enforceable. What's going to... by hellisothers on Sunday August 02, 2026 @04:47PM (#49148150)
Maybe but it feels like 1 step forward and 2 steps back. It feels like in the end they’re (companies) still getting 99% of what they had before and the user experience of everything is much worse.
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Re:EU rules on AI models become enforceable. What's going to... by scyzoryk_xyz on Sunday August 02, 2026 @06:31PM (#49149092)
The blah user experience isn't the whole picture for GDPR. It's just been the most visible part of it.

My personal GDPR hot take: it's actually been 2 steps forward and 1 super clumsy super loud and obnoxious step back.

I agree with the spirit of comment above. The common sense part of it (if there is one) might just end up eclipsed by wonky UX absurdity. Someone will find a way to paint this picture that our EU reality is a Kafkaesque dystopia.

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