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0 pointsfsflover10mo ago0 comments

> Putting it in the contract is giving your permission. You're allowed to give your permission under GDPR.

AFAIK the company must make it opt-in, non-mandatory and provide a way to change your mind at any moment.

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Yes, as I said, by putting it in the employment contract when applying for a job.

Honestly it's hilarious how some people view GDPR. They think CEOs lose sleep at night worrying about it, that they might go to jail for it, or have to pay 100M Euro fine for a breach of it. It's simply not the case.

The reality of EU directives and regulations are very different to how they are sold. Many people fall prey to the marketing

fsfloverOP10mo ago

> Many people fall prey to the marketing

It seems you did fall prey to the anti-GDPR marketing. It's being actually enforced [0] and doesn't allow "all or nothing" pseudo-consent [1].

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39813801

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39272861; (upd:) an even better link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40974361

octo88810mo ago

I'm not implying or stating no fines are issued, so linking that some fines are issued is not a rebuttal. Also note that site does not track payments made.

The big headline fines serve as a nice bit of PR for the EU

> It seems you did fall prey to the anti-GDPR marketing.

Nice retort but I have not. Being critical of EU regulations and not an EU sycophant is not falling prey to "anti-GDPR" marketing.

I'm actually generally pro EU; I'm just tired of people (especially non-Europeans) implying we have absolute privacy, zero privacy issues, total wins against corporations etc.

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croes10mo ago

There are many much older privacy laws then just GDPR.

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octo88810mo ago

Yes, as I said, by putting it in the employment contract when applying for a job.

The reality of EU directives and regulations are very different to how they are sold. Many people fall prey to the marketing

fsfloverOP10mo ago

> Many people fall prey to the marketing

It seems you did fall prey to the anti-GDPR marketing. It's being actually enforced [0] and doesn't allow "all or nothing" pseudo-consent [1].

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39813801

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39272861; (upd:) an even better link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40974361

octo88810mo ago

I'm not implying or stating no fines are issued, so linking that some fines are issued is not a rebuttal. Also note that site does not track payments made.

The big headline fines serve as a nice bit of PR for the EU

> It seems you did fall prey to the anti-GDPR marketing.

Nice retort but I have not. Being critical of EU regulations and not an EU sycophant is not falling prey to "anti-GDPR" marketing.

I'm actually generally pro EU; I'm just tired of people (especially non-Europeans) implying we have absolute privacy, zero privacy issues, total wins against corporations etc.

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croes10mo ago

There are many much older privacy laws then just GDPR.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse