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		FamosoRandom on Nov 17, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Discord fined €800k for failing to comply with sev... The point of GDPR is to defend the user. Tech companies aren't your friends, they only want your money. What baffles me is people being outraged by this fine like they needed to pay that, not a billion dollar tech company. It is justified because what Discord didn't implement can harm the user. it can harm YOU. People easily forget that Internet is for everyone. Even for people that didn't grew with a computer, even for people that are not developer.

none_to_remain on Nov 17, 2022 [–]

Governments aren't your friends either

FamosoRandom on Nov 17, 2022 | [–]

At least the government is supposed to protect its citizens from harm and not act for its own interest, but yeah, debatable nowadays

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