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GDPR Feels Useless 7 years ago

Interesting perspective and I can see some of the intent here, but it takes an odd slant to the issue. There are a few failures in logic here (random number becoming PII, only tracking on one browser, laws protecting you from getting robbed) that detract from the goal of GDPR which is to outline the user's digital rights, not define how data can be collected. GDPR does not define the technological methods because those will always be evolving, much like our understanding and expectations of data privacy will evolve. I agree that users need to educate themselves on how to protect their own data, but there is a ton of technology that they either aren't aware is being used, or simply don't understand. GDPR isn't perfect but it will help in the long run. Here is a summary of some of the details and how it will impact what developers need do as they architect software. Some companies will take it seriously, others won't. Then consumers may decide who to do business with. https://fusionauth.io/blog/2019/01/29/white-paper-developers...

The Media Agency's Guide To GDPR And EPrivacy Ad Exchanger.com https://adexchanger.com/agencies/media-agencys-guide-gdpr-ep...

MarTech Today’s Guide to GDPR — The General Data Protection Regulation MartechToday.com - https://martechtoday.com/guide/gdpr-the-general-data-protect...

Guide to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Information Commissioner's Office https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-da...

What is the General Data Protection Regulation? Facebook Business https://www.facebook.com/business/gdpr

EU data protection law may end up protecting scammers, experts warn The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/feb/06/gdpr-data...

GDPR - How it works. A little bee book IBM https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?htmlfid=I...

HPE Explains What European GDPR Privacy Regulations Mean to U.S. Firms eWeek http://www.eweek.com/security/hpe-explains-what-european-gdp...

GDPR - A practical guide for developers Bozho’s Tech Blog https://techblog.bozho.net/gdpr-practical-guide-developers/

Preparing for the EU General Data Protection Regulation IAPP.org https://iapp.org/media/pdf/resource_center/TRUSTe_GDPR_Repor...

GDPR - What you need to know and how to prepare SendGrid https://sendgrid.com/resource/general-data-protection-regula... Pulse Survey - US Companies ramping up GDPR budgets PwC https://www.pwc.com/us/en/increasing-it-effectiveness/public...

Fair Information Practices Robert Gellman - Privacy and Information Policy Consultant https://bobgellman.com/rg-docs/rg-FIPshistory.pdf