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These politicians created a new 'right' and exempted the government from it. This is bound to end well.

The government is not exempted from the GDPR, as it wasn't from the Data Protection Directive that already granted most of the rights contained in the new regulation.

Of course they are, read (16)

"This Regulation does not apply to issues of protection of fundamental rights and freedoms or the free flow of personal data related to activities which fall outside the scope of Union law, such as activities concerning national security. This Regulation does not apply to the processing of personal data by the Member States when carrying out activities in relation to the common foreign and security policy of the Union. "

I understand the confusion, as finding this involves reading the 88 pages you are defending.

I did read the GDPR. A specific exemption for national defense (and by the way, you missed the one on health) is not the same as "exempting the government". The vast majority of governmental bodies have to comply.

It's like saying that "governmental employees are allowed to pilot fighter jets" just because the army employs some pilots.

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