> Article 3 of the GDPR says that if you collect personal data or behavioral information from someone in an EU country, your company is subject to the requirements of the GDPR. Two points of clarification. First, the law only applies if the data subjects, as the GDPR refers to consumers, are in the EU when the data is collected. This makes sense: EU laws apply in the EU. For EU citizens outside the EU when the data is collected, the GDPR would not apply.
Oops, I remember checking this out quite awhile ago. Seems it has gotten awesome. What an excellent way for less technical people to build their own website!
I'm so sorry to see that they're still pushing the clamshell design. By that I mean that the lower portion of the laptop is thinner at the front. Extremely unflattering and no less than an attack on their design legacy. Looks like every other laptop out there. Visible here: https://i.imgur.com/1ddfJ1Y.jpg
Article 17 of the GDPR, The Right To Erasure, states:
Data Subjects have the right to obtain erasure from the data controller, without undue delay, if one of the following applies:
The controller doesn’t need the data anymore
The subject withdraws consent for the processing with which they previously agreed to (and the controller doesn’t need to legally keep it [N.B. Many will, e.g. banks, for 7 years.])
The subject uses their right to object (Article 21) to the data processing
The controller and/or its processor is processing the data unlawfully
There is a legal requirement for the data to be erased
The data subject was a child at the time of collection (See Article 8 for more details on a child’s ability to consent)
If a controller makes the data public, then they are obligated to take reasonable steps to get other processors to erase the data, e.g. A website publishes an untrue story on an individual, and later is required to erase it, and also must request other websites erase their copy of the story.
> They likely never delete anything. They simply transform you back into a "shadow profile" and keep monetizing everything they know, but conceal the data from you and the rest of the public.
If they stick to those habits with European users post May 25, GDPR will mess them up pretty bad. It would require just one whistle blower to expose their wrongdoings.
After the slack irc apocalypse, we switched to matrix.org and riot with my friends. I must say, I'm really impressed by the quality of the product.
Regarding its popularity I would have expected a lower quality product. In fact the UX and the UI are superior to slack.
Furthermore while not needed, it was _very_ easy to host my own matrix server and to use bridges to access my preferred IRC channels. So my server keep track of the messages written when I'm not logged in.
Really its just great and I recommend everyone to give it a try.
Tried to switch last month, but messages still didn't sync between desktop and mobile. Untenable. Whatsapp syncs and has E2EE I'd your phone is on and close. Wire might be an option too.
I ended up preferring Matrix via Riot.im though...
If you offer no services that will be used by citizens of the EU, you can just carry on.