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by freehunter 2381 days ago
If there is a cost associated with producing content and that cost can’t be recouped by the presentation of that content (speaker fees at conferences, advertisements, sponsorships, etc) then the content should be sold for a fair market rate.

That’s basically the entire point of GDPR. Stop making people trade personal information for “free” content.
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manigandham 2381 days ago
No that's not the point of GDPR, it's about choice and control over data.

You're free to not share your email if you don't want to read the report. The rest of us can make our own decision.

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freehunter 2381 days ago
GDPR literally prohibits you from requiring personal information in exchange for something that doesn’t require that personal information in order to function. You’re right it’s about choice and control over data and “you can only have this thing if you give us unrelated personal data” is not choice nor control.
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manigandham 2381 days ago
It's not that simple. GDPR is purposely vague and regulated "in principle" rather than by the letter. Otherwise anyone operating a digital storefront, email newsletter or even subscription paywall would be in violation.

GDPR doesn't have much standing against gated content and many top law firms agree. There's also a combination of legitimate interest, business vs personal emails, and contract in effect to sign up for communications as workarounds. And to be extra clear, GDPR has no enforcement outside of the EU so it can't do anything against a US-based database company anyway.

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