>latest report pointed out that overregulation is a major problem in the EU and costs EU companies the equivalent of a 50% tariff (if I remember correctly). Of course.
Normally I'm against overrgulation, but when it comes to privacy more fine for big corp is need if ANY violation is found. Rather NOT have AI than compromise on privacy.
How about "we store your precise geolocation with all associated device ids, travel and purchasing habits across all areas of your life for a decade and sell it/share it with thousands of other entities"? https://x.com/dmitriid/status/1817122117093056541
>Our ancestors survived perfectly fine with telephone directories dropped at every house for free which contained everyone's name and address.
Yeah but our ancestors also doesn't amount of processing power that the current big corps have. Constrain what big corp can collect personal data is beneficial for average users in current day and age.
Interesting that you have privacy so high on your list of priorities. The general public usually considers other small thing like "cost" and "convenience" when thinking about privacy.
Most of us actually don't mind losing a little privacy to read a news article when faced with the alternative of paying money or that news website ceasing to exist at all.
But, hey, keep pushing your warped privacy sense onto all of us, I am sure you are right.
There is no universal measure for that, only each individual can answer the question for herself. GDPR is robbing people of that chance though.
> Is this a small amount
For me, yes. I already have a device in my pocket reporting my exact location to a private company at all times and I accepted that a long time ago.
> 96% of people opt-out
I bet they would chose very differently when the alternative is to pay or stop using the product. Just look how many people use privacy-destroying fidelity cards in supermarkets for some measly discounts.
How exactly? GDPR is quite literally "you can ask people for their consent to give you their data".
> I already have a device in my pocket reporting my exact location to a private company at all times and I accepted that a long time ago.
There's a difference between "one company" and "thousands of companies". And yes, there's an expectation that the company doesn't sell that location data which even in the US results in lawsuits: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-court-upholds-ve...
> I bet they would chose very differently when the alternative is to pay or stop using the product.
False dichotomy. You don't need 24/7 suveilance to show ads or monetise products.
> How exactly? GDPR is quite literally "you can ask people for their consent to give you their data".
Patently untrue. Under GDPR you are not allowed to withhold your services from users refusing to give you "their" data. Their opt-out costs them nothing.
This is what you pretend to care about: "There is no universal measure for [what small amount of privacy constitutes], only each individual can answer the question for herself."
What you actually want (and what is actually happens): "users are not given no privacy whatsoever and every single scrap o user data has to siphoned off and sold to the highest bidder, and the false alternative should be for users to pay to preserve their privacy". That is basically what Facebook is arguing.
So. First you define what "small amount of privacy" is, and put a price on that. And then present users with a choice. Or skip the pretence.
Normally I'm against overrgulation, but when it comes to privacy more fine for big corp is need if ANY violation is found. Rather NOT have AI than compromise on privacy.