GDPR is more than that. Consent or not, there are things bad actors can do in the USA that in the EU they just can't. Specially to children and vulnerable people. GDPR is an integral part of it. This is a small but significant first step in the right direction. Long way ahead still.

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hellisothers 24 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Maybe but it feels like 1 step forward and 2 steps back. It feels like in the end they’re (companies) still getting 99% of what they had before and the user experience of everything is much worse.

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dev_l1x_be 29 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Yes I used it when Confluence had a bug and an account with got stuck and there was no way to delete my account of finish the registration. So I issued a GDPR delete request and re-created the account. tada.wav

	▲	MaxMatti 27 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I've heard lots of people use it to actually find out what you were being banned for even when the company absolutely does not want to disclose it.