When the #EU passed its landmark #GeneralDataProtectionRegulation (#GDPR), it seemed like a #privacy miracle. Despite the most aggressive lobbying Europe had ever seen, 500 million Europeans were now guaranteed a digital private life. Could this really be?
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Well, yes...and no. Despite flaws (#RightToBeForgotten), the GDPR has strong, well-crafted, badly needed privacy protections. But to get those protections, Europeans need their privacy regulators to enforce the rules.
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Rust monster corroding a shiny new sword before snacking on it (AD&D Monster Cards Set 4, TSR, 1982) Harry Quinn contributed many of the signed illustrations, with some signed by Erol Otus and some unsigned ones resembling Jim Holloway’s work.oldschoolfrp.tumblr.com/post/717315370…