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President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

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Re: President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

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Post by Rygian »

IncRnd wrote: post #135
jaclaz wrote: post #83

Thanks. Only for the record, the message I get from EU: 451: Unavailable due to legal reasons We recognize you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU which enforces the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and therefore access cannot be granted at this time. For any issues, contact help@purdueexponent.org or call 765-743-1111. Maybe it…

People of the EU might want to seriously reconsider the GDPR after seeing its affects such as this.

As an European citizen, yes I am profoundly glad these effects exist. Error 418 means, to me, that the website is disappointed it cannot exploit my personal data without my consent. Good riddance.

Re: President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

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Post by throwaway894345 »

dangerface wrote: post #7
ReleaseCandidat wrote: post #2

What you get in the EU: 451: Unavailable due to legal reasons We recognize you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU which enforces the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and therefore access cannot be granted at this time. For any issues, contact help@purdueexponent.org or call 765-743-1111.

I guess not tracking their users just wasn't an acceptable compromise. I wish eu google would just drop results like this.

They probably just don’t have the legal and technical resources to navigate GDPR in a manner more sophisticated than “geoblocking” and frankly I don’t blame them—how often do they get legitimate traffic from Europe, especially without the benefit of hindsight from this incident. I like the spirit of GDPR, but blaming the entire world for not understanding your own country’s laws is the pinnacle of navel gazing.

Re: President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

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Post by stelonix »

BLKNSLVR wrote: post #63

The scale of some Chinese people's commitment to support of their government's chosen narrative against facts is quite impressive / scary. Zealots make great cannon fodder, and the more cannon fodder the higher the chance of winning. It bodes poorly for Hong Kong, Taiwan, and any other country with a coastline along the South China Sea.

You only have to look at this very website to see the same happening with US citizens' support for their government's chosen narrative. It bodes poorly for Puerto Rico, Cuba, Nicaragua and every other nation who had military juntas propped up by the USG and still suffer from american influence. Some will go to great lengths to foment hatred against whistleblowers, such as Assange or Snowden.

Re: President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

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Post by bildung »

nasmorn wrote: post #128
toxik wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Whenever you think that you’re on the outside looking in, seeing the world for what it is while others seem blind, you should reconsider your perspective. The Chinese people is not some herd of sheep without mental faculties. I wince when I see quotes like these spoken about a people of literal billions.

The Chinese people will surely not write about the Americans like this. 1984 is banned there.

That's apparently wrong, and your comment thus a wonderful example of what toxik meant.

Re: President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

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Post by wickedsickeune »

oxymoran wrote: post #45

The brainwashing must be strong for students thousands of miles away from China in the middle of nowhere Indiana for them to feel the need to snitch on dissenters. Or, more likely, they were threatened before they left China that they would be watched while abroad.

They ARE being watched abroad, if I'm not mistaken. They keep using WeChat to communicate with family/friends so...

Re: President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

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Post by tephra »

gpvos wrote: post #70
tephra wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We'll also because they would not fall into the scope of the GDPR.

Possibly. They don't seem to have Europeans as the audience, but I don't know about the details of how the rules work exactly.

Recital 23 is the primary source that could help (on mobile and no time to find the exact text)

Re: President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

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Post by blcArmadillo »

Arubis wrote: post #116

So, the other students that trailed the speaker with accusations and harassment on the university’s property will face consequences for their actions to discourage this from recurring, right? Didn’t see that part in the article.

It's in the image which contains the actual text from the University:

> If those students who issued threats can be identified, they will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action.

Re: President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

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Post by bostonsre »

BLKNSLVR wrote: post #63

The scale of some Chinese people's commitment to support of their government's chosen narrative against facts is quite impressive / scary. Zealots make great cannon fodder, and the more cannon fodder the higher the chance of winning. It bodes poorly for Hong Kong, Taiwan, and any other country with a coastline along the South China Sea.

I personally haven't met anyone from China who has liked their government. I would assume there is some selection bias there and those that love their country are more likely to stay home, but would be really interested to talk to a true believer. I wouldn't be surprised if pressure was applied to those individuals to harass the one that spoke out against the party. The regime is brutal and most will toe the line when their family is threatened back home.

Re: President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

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Post by Arubis »

blcArmadillo wrote: post #147
Arubis wrote: post #116

So, the other students that trailed the speaker with accusations and harassment on the university’s property will face consequences for their actions to discourage this from recurring, right? Didn’t see that part in the article.

It's in the image which contains the actual text from the University: > If those students who issued threats can be identified, they will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action.

Ah, thank you; hadn’t seen that in the non-image text.

Re: President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

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Post by Verdex »

ekianjo wrote: post #33

> pursue their education somewhere So is it just a fake threat or are they really taking action?

Normally, I would think that this is a fake threat. However, it's written by Mitch Daniels who is also the same guy who froze Purdue's tuition for at least 7 years.

So, I figure there's a chance he means it. Time will have to tell for sure though.

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