And this is exactly what GDPR does, you then have an option to opt-in.
I wish regulation like GDPR would also be implemented in US, but really unlikely.
I wish regulation like GDPR would also be implemented in US, but really unlikely.
The side effects would include:
1) Reduced number of services available to EU customers.
2) EU users will be trained to click "Agree" without reading, because web sites would ask them for permission very frequently, and users do not have time to read web site policies anyway.
That’s not a bad thing. If services that don’t want to protect their users’ privacy can’t operate, that’s a good thing.
> 2) EU users will be trained to click "Agree" without reading, because web sites would ask them for permission very frequently, and users do not have time to read web site policies anyway.
How does this have anything to do with GDPR?
Some value it until they hit XXXXXXXXX amount of extra cost. Some only value it until they hit XXXX amount of extra cost.
Most probably only value it as much as they're forced to.
From what I've read, opt-in is only supposed to be used when there's an actual voluntary choice, and "allow us to share your data with 3rd party trackers or we block you" doesn't count as a real choice.
It should be treated in the same way as opting into marketing emails. Totally optional. Not opting in shouldn't totally break a site.
Why not?
The greater the power imbalance, the less free the choice. Social networks are a great example of this. You can choose not to use a particular one, but what's the alternative if everyone is already on that platform? You can go without, but what if it's LinkedIn, and there can be a real impact on your career?
But you do have a choice. Don't use the site if you don't consent to its rules. Pretty straightforward choice.
It is, if you don't think the rest of what I wrote is worth any consideration.
Nobody is suggesting companies provide free services. We're saying that personal data is more than commodity, and we should be looking to more ethical business models. And we won't be sad to lose companies that can't adapt.
edit: And I don't think my point was silly, but I'm also not really libertarian. So I don't think it's acceptable for companies to abuse their dominant position to make things worse for society at large.
because everyone knows that it is better to not make no money at all, than just a slightly less than normal because your ads are not targeted.
> 2) EU users will be trained to click "Agree" without reading, because web sites would ask them for permission very frequently, and users do not have time to read web site policies anyway.
Sure, and it is their absolute right to do so, but other people finally have some control over their data, I especially like the fact that finally user can also remove/change the data about them.
I mostly like GDPR. Ability to opt-in and being of charge of your data, i.e. removing it from a service if you want to, and the right to export and move it to another service are great and long due.
What I don't like is that it's a principle based regulation and thus it can be applied arbitrarily and selectively.