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submitted 1 year ago by dontblink@feddit.it to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

From a first perspective it actually looks good! I think these kind of regulation were really needed. But i would like to hear your opinions!

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[-] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 35 points 1 year ago

I think it's the first law that companies will take seriously as it has % penaly instead of traditional "part of doing business" fine.

[-] stiephel@feddit.de 17 points 1 year ago
[-] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

But GDPR had severe loopholes. Like not forcing a reject all cookie button

[-] max@feddit.nl 14 points 1 year ago

It does force it, if I’m not mistaken. Rejecting all should be as easy as accepting all. The problem is with enforcement.

[-] library_napper@monyet.cc 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Google got severely fined for not making the reject all button as easy to click as the accept button. Now YouTube has the reject button 1-click in Europe

[-] mikarv@someone.elses.computer 2 points 1 year ago

@Kidplayer_666 it does? specifically says withdrawal of consent must be as easy as giving it. just not properly enforced.

[-] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

GDPR has either up to € or %.

[-] jman6495@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

The fines in the DSA are enormous: up to 6% of WORLDWIDE turnover.

[-] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

I can only hope a similar law passes elsewhere or devices that comply with them are easily importable.

[-] jsdz@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

There's some good stuff in there and it's easy to cheer for some big new regulatory burdens being put on Google and Facebook, but it's slightly chilling to think what it'd be like if they eventually try to apply it to the fediverse. It sets up teams of what it calls "trusted flaggers" for example, whose job it will be to scour the net for anything they believe to be "illegal content" and order it removed. I imagine they'd start with places like c/piracy, but once such a vast apparatus for net censorship is set up who knows where else it might start looking. They'll use it to go after sellers of "counterfeit" goods as well. Imagine your instance admins being forced to go through some kind of appeals process to take down posts they don't like, but being required to instantly take down posts the government doesn't like.

I don't know, it's pretty complicated but there are some reasons to be slightly worried about it I guess.

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