[anti-abuse-wg] GDPR - positive effects on email abuse

It may interest you and other members of the WG to know that cases are already being brought:

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/max-schrems-files-first-cases-under-gdpr-against-facebook-and-google-1.3508177

Brian

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: anti-abuse-wg [mailto:anti-abuse-wg-bounces at ripe.net] On Behalf Of
> ox
> Sent: 28 May 2018 12:29
> To: anti-abuse-wg at ripe.net
> Subject: [anti-abuse-wg] GDPR - positive effects on email abuse
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Firstly I would like to comment that the multinationals and their funded trade
> groups (and their lobby orgs) shouted from the rooftops that if the GDPR
> came into effect, Internet in the EU would collapse and there would be
> digital doom and gloom.
> 
> How wrong they were (hindsight is perfect - as we can all clearly see)
> 
> imnsho the very early effects of the GDPR on email spam alone has been
> very positive.
> This without any cases, that I know of, yet, being brought against any of the
> evil companies yet. (yet being the operative word here - as I am sure, on
> email spam alone, there will be cases coming)
> 
> The EU has truly become a world and global leader in the reclamation of
> individual rights and the free Internet.
> 
> The entire planet is watching the EU and with the still pending " respect for
> private life and the protection of personal data in electronic communications"
> (ePrivacy) being the next truly leading thing to look forward to.
> 
> Success of the Digital Single Market Strategy in the EU will lead to
> decentralised development (not to speak of empowerment) not only in the
> EU, but also in Africa, China and all over the globe. This will place the control
> of the Internet back in the hands of localised civil society and hopefully avoid
> enslavement of humankind.
> 
> As far as this wg is concerned, what is happening in the EU is having a very
> positive impact on certain types of abuse :)
> 
> my 1c
> 
> Andre
> 
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