More GDPR emails

[rh71]

I think I've gotten one from every service about GDPR and changes to privacy policy... in EU. Even the "what does it mean" sites are long-winded about it. So who can give us a TLDR on what it actually means for us?

 

[highland145]

From google....

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – Final text neatly arranged

https://gdpr-info.eu/


lol, neatly...

 

[rh71]

At this point I'm starting to think it means nothing about it will actually affect us.

 

[sdifox]

It means you'll finally get that free ipad.

 

[Skel]

What happens in the EU now has to stay in the EU

 

[Raduque]

It requires a stricter process for handling and dispersal of personally identifiable info. It affects any company that's doing business in the EU, even if they're not a European company. Since it's more strict than other countries laws, many companies have simply applied the process world wide, but I was reading that a number of online places have simply been blocking access from the EU because they don't want to comply, such as US news paper sites.

Also, somebody names Max Schrems is suing Google and a couple other companies for violating the GDPR already, somehow.

 

[AdamK47]

I've gotten them from recruitment agencies I thought I had unsubscribed from and gotten rid of for good. Nope.

 

[Gryz]

I've gotten them from recruitment agencies I thought I had unsubscribed from and gotten rid of for good. Nope.

There is a simple rule of thumb you should know.

ANYTHING THAT EVER GETS WRITTEN ON A HARDDISK ON A COMPUTER SOMEWHERE, WILL STAY THERE UNTIL THE END OF TIMES !

Harddisks are getting too cheap nowadays. We're thinking in Gigabytes or Terrabytes now. Because movies are easily a few GBs on a HDD. But in general, data is getting very tiny, compared to the size of disks. Suppose you need a 10,000 bytes (10KB) to store basic data about any person. Name, address, age, bank info, security number. Hobbies. People you know. History of what you did. Which schools you attended. Lots of stuff. As long as it isn't sound, picture or film. You can store much more than you think. For 10KB for 7 billion people, you only need 70 TeraByte of data. That's a few disks in a single computer. A desktop computer even. Do you realize what that means ? ALL BASIC DATA about EVERY LIVING PERSON can be stored in a single computer.

When storage is so cheap, nothing will ever get deleted. Companies might tell you they will delete your data. But they won't. Get used to it.