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Re: The General Political Thread - Brexit poll (#FSEXIT)
« Reply #3585 on: May 23, 2018, 09:57:40 pm »
GDPR or not, EU sucks anyway!

There's pros and cons with the EU but overall I support it.

Ofc, but why should I care about massive restrictions on private companies using my data when the government can access it *extremely* easily and will undoubtedly abuse it?
Because it's better than nothing? But yeah the UK is in a sad state when it comes to privacy.

Ofc, but why should I care about massive restrictions on private companies using my data when the government can access it *extremely* easily and will undoubtedly abuse it?
Exactly. Private companies have less movtives to abuse personal that than state does.
And you support Russia?
I support Russia in some things,  but I don't generally support it.

Right...

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Re: The General Political Thread - Brexit poll (#FSEXIT)
« Reply #3586 on: May 23, 2018, 09:59:11 pm »
Ofc, but why should I care about massive restrictions on private companies using my data when the government can access it *extremely* easily and will undoubtedly abuse it?
Because it's better than nothing? But yeah the UK is in a sad state when it comes to privacy.

Better than nothing? The two things are linked, this is a massive power grab by the state at the expense of private business and citizens. This has been planned in the UK since Blair and the policy has been supported by both major parties in Parliament. We've had plenty of warning:
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/internet-regulation-twitter-facebook-theresa-may-karen-bradley-social-media-levy-a7994131.html

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Re: The General Political Thread - Brexit poll (#FSEXIT)
« Reply #3587 on: May 23, 2018, 10:24:32 pm »
You're mixing EU policy with UK policy. Why?
Besides is corperations not being allowed to spy on you better than they being allowed?
Either way you're leaving the EU soon so you probably don't have to worry about keeping the law.
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Re: The General Political Thread - Brexit poll (#FSEXIT)
« Reply #3588 on: May 23, 2018, 11:07:48 pm »
British get out reeeeee

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Re: The General Political Thread - Brexit poll (#FSEXIT)
« Reply #3589 on: May 23, 2018, 11:35:42 pm »
British get out reeeeee

You're goddamn right!

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Re: The General Political Thread - Brexit poll (#FSEXIT)
« Reply #3590 on: May 24, 2018, 12:29:41 am »
You're mixing EU policy with UK policy. Why?
Besides is corperations not being allowed to spy on you better than they being allowed?
Either way you're leaving the EU soon so you probably don't have to worry about keeping the law.

I'm not actually. GDPR had UK input at EU level and we've already committed to keeping it on the books post-Brexit.

The worst thing a corporation can do is try and sell me stuff with bespoke advertising. I'd rather they weren't allowed to get so much of my data but on balance I'm not prepared to pay for their services, plus this will inhibit their operations in a way that is bad for me as a consumer.

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Re: The General Political Thread - Brexit poll (#FSEXIT)
« Reply #3591 on: May 24, 2018, 12:38:32 am »
Well you can still give them your information. But you have to remember there is also companies like Cambridge Analytica who use your information for political purposes.

The potential economic impacts haven't been seen yet we'll just have to wait and see how things will change but on paper this all sounds really good.
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Re: The General Political Thread - Brexit poll (#FSEXIT)
« Reply #3593 on: May 24, 2018, 06:03:45 am »
GDPR or not, EU sucks anyway!

There's pros and cons with the EU but overall I support it.

Ofc, but why should I care about massive restrictions on private companies using my data when the government can access it *extremely* easily and will undoubtedly abuse it?
Because it's better than nothing? But yeah the UK is in a sad state when it comes to privacy.

Ofc, but why should I care about massive restrictions on private companies using my data when the government can access it *extremely* easily and will undoubtedly abuse it?
Exactly. Private companies have less movtives to abuse personal that than state does.
And you support Russia?
I support Russia in some things,  but I don't generally support it.

Right...
Only thing I generally support is Red Velvet.

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Re: The General Political Thread - Brexit poll (#FSEXIT)
« Reply #3594 on: May 24, 2018, 12:42:52 pm »
Hey look, the Russian army shot down MH17. Shocking.

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Re: The General Political Thread - Brexit poll (#FSEXIT)
« Reply #3595 on: May 24, 2018, 12:55:13 pm »
Hey look, the Russian army shot down MH17. Shocking.

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Re: The General Political Thread - Brexit poll (#FSEXIT)
« Reply #3596 on: May 24, 2018, 12:56:04 pm »

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Re: The General Political Thread - Brexit poll (#FSEXIT)
« Reply #3597 on: May 24, 2018, 05:25:15 pm »
As predicted, EU consumers have taken a hit. Most of it's temporary disruption but some firms have pulled out permanently.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44239126

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Re: The General Political Thread - Brexit poll (#FSEXIT)
« Reply #3598 on: May 24, 2018, 08:48:25 pm »
Hey look, the Russian army shot down MH17. Shocking.
And I was so sure it was Uganda.

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Re: The General Political Thread - Brexit poll (#FSEXIT)
« Reply #3599 on: May 24, 2018, 11:12:58 pm »
As predicted, EU consumers have taken a hit. Most of it's temporary disruption but some firms have pulled out permanently.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44239126

Doesn't seem like a problem worth mentioning to me but I guess we'll see tomorrow how many sites are going to get blocked.

Also you can use VPN.
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