Bullshit. "Respect users data" means different, incompatible things to different people and in different circumstances. You can't "respect" all of them at the same time.
Take the data deletion requirement. I know of many instances where users have permanently lost absolutely critical data because of that provision (already found in other privacy laws). When a user (accidentally) indicates they want you to delete their content, the provider has to permanently delete it within a reasonable timeframe, including purge from all backups.
Most users don't give a flying f'ck about all this privacy BS, but they care very much about what happened to their Master's thesis. They want a company who will be able to rescue them from their own mistakes. They want dependability. But they get "privacy" instead, and their accidentally wishes that you purge all their stuff gets obeyed.
Maybe you call that progress. But it really sucks when you purchase vague hypothetical benefit at the cost of real-world misery.
> "Respect users data" means different, incompatible things to different people and in different circumstances.
I admit it was vague phrasing. All I mean by respect peoples' data is to recognize that people should own their own data. You should get explicit permission before collecting it, using it, selling it, etc. At any time it should be just as easy to remove the data as it was for you to collect it.
As for any data deletion, I think it makes sense to have a strong warning any time a company has files that the user themselves have uploaded. Perhaps even listing filenames and folders to remind users what's there.
Take the data deletion requirement. I know of many instances where users have permanently lost absolutely critical data because of that provision (already found in other privacy laws). When a user (accidentally) indicates they want you to delete their content, the provider has to permanently delete it within a reasonable timeframe, including purge from all backups.
Most users don't give a flying f'ck about all this privacy BS, but they care very much about what happened to their Master's thesis. They want a company who will be able to rescue them from their own mistakes. They want dependability. But they get "privacy" instead, and their accidentally wishes that you purge all their stuff gets obeyed.
Maybe you call that progress. But it really sucks when you purchase vague hypothetical benefit at the cost of real-world misery.