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by rectang 3027 days ago
It wasn't the company's data to begin with. Modern businesses have caused harm to countless individuals by treating data cavalierly.

The GDPR puts things right. It brings the externality into the market, and now the market can correct.

Businesses that rely upon slinging private information around irresponsibly need to adapt. If they can't, their failure in the marketplace is just.