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Re:N26 will be leaving the UK on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @02:13PM (#22301584)
Instant in Canada too. All banks use INTERAC, and transfers are truly instant.
Re:Dark Horse Discord on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @10:02AM (#22118062)
I'm not sure how you've been using it for 5 years, when it's only been out for 4 (May 13th 2015)[0].

[0]https://www.pcgamer.com/one-year-after-its-launch-discord-is...

If your business was in the UK, the ICO can and would be able to stop you processing data, and get a search warrant for your business address. This is because they report directly to the government.

I doubt you'd be able to fix any issues before they get involved.

PS. it's Cambridge Analytica

Re:GDPR: Programmatic ad buying plummets in Europe on Saturday May 26, 2018 @07:17AM (#17161416)
I guess the UK ICO has a different (read: the correct) view:

""When we do need to apply a sanction, fines will not always be the most appropriate or effective choice," Denham said. "Compulsory data protection audits, warnings, reprimands, and enforcement notices are all important enforcement tools. The ICO can even stop an organisation processing data."

"None of these will require an organisation to write a cheque to the Treasury, but they will have a significant impact on their reputation and, ultimately, their bottom line," she said."

https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2018/april/gdpr-uk-watch...

This is stuff the ICO has been doing for decades anyway, because they've always had the power.

Remember when they got a warrant to search the London Office of Cambridge Analytica? That was pre-GDPR.

If you think you know more than the UK Information Commissioner's Office about GDPR compliance, you're delusional.

Re:Ask HN: Which VPN? on Friday May 18, 2018 @05:17AM (#17099892)
I can also rep Mullvad, they also allow people to pay in Bitcoin or even mail them money (with your account number attached) and they'll add time to your account. I've been using them for a few years now and never had any issues.
Re:The End of Windows on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @06:53AM (#16743426)
>(they fail miserably with 4k resolution) I use an external GTX 1070 over Thunderbolt 3 on a 2017 Dell XPS 15, and have 2 2160p monitors. 4K gaming is no problem at the refresh rates that 4K offers (usually 60Hz)