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0 pointsACow_Adonis8y ago0 comments

Clearly you have a different definition of entrepreneurs/technical people than I do.

Those seems like impositions on people who implement bad practice or work in fields that have morally questionable practices regarding people's data and identification. Many people I know don't engage or work in such industries because of the moral implications of doing so and what people are doing with data.

Its not about "just ask your lawyers" or "just call HR". Its about "well don't do dodgy/disrespectful stuff with customer data".

And if everyone is doing it or its regarded as "best practice" (as the old joke goes, best practice is just orwellian-speak for average), then that seems like MORE of an arguement why GDPR type activities and policies are required.

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jeremyt8y ago

Again, I was in my early 20s and fresh out of college. I had no idea what I was doing.

It’s not that I was trying to cut ethical corners or do things poorly, I just didn’t know what the right way to do things was. Computer science education is often very theoretical and high level and not at all practical .

I’ll be the first person to say that I was not the most experienced and or talented programmer in the world, but do we want to prevent such people from starting companies?

And secondly, not all PII is the same. We stored names and addresses and phone numbers and websites. Not exactly medical histories or DNA profiles.

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4ndrewl8y ago

+1 to this. GDPR is just the personal data equivalent of the "don't be a dick" principle.

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