proxified
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charliebrooker
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It applies to any company or organisation who operates in the EU or has people from the EU using it.
So basically everyone.
But it's an EU law, so unless you're in the EU, I wouldn't worry that much, they are NEVER gonna come after you.
So basically everyone.
But it's an EU law, so unless you're in the EU, I wouldn't worry that much, they are NEVER gonna come after you.
Wordpress has started taking the steps to include it in their privacy policy. I notice now even on new installs of it outside of their web 2.0 they create a draft with a privacy policy. I don't know how to think about this but it's better to include it I guess then forget about it, I see a lot of websites simply adding a policy popup stating if you scroll past this website you are agreeing to everything, that's what I've done but I also live in NA and not as concerned about it.
uceko25
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It's a law made for EU customers not for EU organisations made in EU only( every company ,even if it's African made ,does have to respect this law)to be clear,I live in EU but I target U.S. residents so I don't give a fuck,instead if u , as an U.S. company if you target E.U customers ,you will pay hard if you don't respect GDPR
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blogzandstuff
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Even if someone is in the USA and is a EU citizen it applies.
Some big sites are not allowing their sites to be shown in the EU, like the LA Times for example
http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/25/media/gdpr-news-websites-la-times-tronc/index.html
uceko25
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Mate ,if you target E.U residents, yes ,you have to respect the rules but if you live in E.U and you target other residents who live outside E.U you should give a fuck..stop listening to "gurus" and read yourself one more time that shitty law..it's not the end of the world..
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hollierseo
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Does it apply to affiliate sites targeting UK customers?
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Why is everybody looking for ways to circumvent/duck/avoid this? It's really quite easy to follow the letters of the law. And it makes a lot of sense, even if your customers are Chinese.
What it puts an end to is spamming without paying the price for it. And my beloved, hands up who here loves to receive lots of spam in their inbox?
If I want to read a newsletter, I subscribe. If I don't want it any longer, I unsubscribe. And I want the publisher to honour my decision. Simple as that.
What it puts an end to is spamming without paying the price for it. And my beloved, hands up who here loves to receive lots of spam in their inbox?
If I want to read a newsletter, I subscribe. If I don't want it any longer, I unsubscribe. And I want the publisher to honour my decision. Simple as that.
ExperimentalSEO
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If you are not in the EU and neither is your company, you don't need to follow GDPR even if targeting the EU. The concept of national sovereignty is going over the heads of so many in the IM industry.
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How is GDPR going to prevent spam again? I would love to hear the answer on this. All I see is a bunch of ineffectual new privacy policies that do nothing other than inform the user of what they are doing with the info.
I think you are wrong mate. How is the EU police going to go after a US citizen, for example, for not adhering to a law that is not relevant in that citizens' country? There is absolutely no power from outside your country to force you to adhere to this.
I am in the UK so all my shit is compliant now, not that it means a shit, but if you are outside the EU and have nothing to gain by ruining your site with privacy policy pop-ups and shit like that why would you?
Frankly I am pissed off with the barrage of emails and pop-ups and warnings about cookies and privacy policies. This shit has gotten out of hand to the point where a number of websites are now not even visible until I click a couple of tiny boxes.
Start Earning
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Once the first spammers have received €€€€€€ fines, you'll see how others will adapt their behaviour.
In exactly the same way the US goes after EU firms that don't obey US law. Close market access for them. Disable the people involved from travelling to the EU.
I feel your pain and I don't like that myself, however it's going to be watered down anyway eventually. And the many, many emails we all got show two things:
#1 that practically nobody took data privacy serious at all before, and they all are starting to repair things now, and
#2 how much shit I received in the first place. I've taken those mail as an opportunity to unsubscribe from 90% of newsletters...
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Hehe, thanks for replying but I disagree on most points. There is absolutely nothing preventing us companies from adhering to get, sure if they want to be doing business in eu they should be compliant but just serving them from the US there is nothing the EU could do to stop them or force them to adhere.
What "foreign" companies are restricted from will be things like coming to eu buying a bunch of contacts then leaving. Nothing will stop a company outside eu buying and selling your data or spamming you to kingdom come just as they have in the past.
All emails previously required unsub links so nothing has changed there. Just because privacy policy have changed doesn't show they are taking it more serious just that now everything they are doing now needs to be explicitly stated, very little needs changing just the declarations more than anything.
As an EU based company I was already compliant barring the privacy policy declarations. Funny thing is that in the name of "privacy" we all now have to provide a name of a data controller and an address where this was not necessary in the past.
Almost every offline business I have spoken to have no idea what this is all about or what their responsibilities are and could be put out of business purely for not having a couple documents posted to their website or handed out with a disclaimer form etc. Also nearly all of the important stuff was I place before GDPR, everything added since is ineffectual fluff.
I like that personal data is no longer in the whois system but I'm failing to see any other improvement.
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GoGoChimp
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GDPR isnt drastically different for most businesses. A lot of it comes down to how you store data about EU citizens on your own server. Chances are you store data in platforms like MailChimp, Shopify etc.
The other thing is how you collect data. No prechecked boxes and full transparency. However, theres nothing to say that you cant deny access unless they accept.
Check this video out for a rundown of what's needed (a fun video that wont bore you to tears
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The other thing is how you collect data. No prechecked boxes and full transparency. However, theres nothing to say that you cant deny access unless they accept.
Check this video out for a rundown of what's needed (a fun video that wont bore you to tears
)
kontentdruid
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I have noticed 2 common types of GDPR rules:
Which method are people here using?
- Most legally lenient: this form basically says 'if you use our website then you automatically agree to our cookie policy'. This effectively allows the website to collect not just anonymous data but also 3rd party tools like facebook pixel etc. There is no 'accept' button but rather an 'x' button to get rid of the form. Ex: www.cnn.com
- A bit more careful: the form says the same thing as above, but includes an 'accept' button. If the user continues to use the website but doesn't click accept, then the website will only track you anonymously but cannot use 3rd party tools because you have not agreed. Only when the user clicks accept can the website start to track them more personally. ex https://www.theguardian.com/
Which method are people here using?