Australia needs something like the GDPR, can't happen soon enough. I enjoyed the wild west days of IT, but I think now companies are enjoying it a bit too much.
It doesn't help that legislators wouldn't have the foggiest clue about some of these issues^, so there's no impetus from the legal community or political arena to make changes, while nefarious companies are doing whatever the hell they like.
I deleted FB years ago, and this infuriates me to know they might still be trying to sell my information based on contacts and what I share with them.
^ Actually, they've recently tried to pretend they are above the law of mathematics, so...
It doesn't help that legislators wouldn't have the foggiest clue about some of these issues^, so there's no impetus from the legal community or political arena to make changes, while nefarious companies are doing whatever the hell they like.
I deleted FB years ago, and this infuriates me to know they might still be trying to sell my information based on contacts and what I share with them.
^ Actually, they've recently tried to pretend they are above the law of mathematics, so...