[cJ0th]

> One thing that people lost sight of, at least in my opinion, that GDPR is not just about punishment, or stopping the processing of personal data, it is also about transparency. People should not be coy/evasive/unclear about what kind of data one is collecting and for which purpose. This is one of the most important things (again, in my opinion). Processing of personal data has a valid and important purpose, and the GDPR is not there to stop it.

But doesn't that make the GDPR just another "Cookie Law" (albeit with more effort to implement it)? The average person will not reflect on the permissions they give I am afraid. They'll mechanically accept them like they do with EULAs.

I don't think that the GDPR is bad it's just that before launching it they should have made sure that people (especially kids in school) really understand what kind of madness they're currently engaging in.