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Re: GDPR for side-projects? Blocking all EU traffic with Nginx in 3 simple steps

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, May 19, 2018, 12:03 PM UTC

fwdpropaganda wrote: post #11

itake wrote: post #8

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I don't have time to build user exporting, user deletion, user notifications, amongst other required features on top of the already big backlog of fearures to do. I use third party tools to help worth logging and error tracking. Its just not worth my time to support gdpr on a website that makes no money.

Don't worry, people will build those tools open-source the same way that they've built other tools for other purposes. I'm sure if a Django library for doing all those things doesn't already exist, it will very soon. It will become a popular project too, because at some point it will become the default. I meant, respecting the law has been a thing for many years, you know? GDPR isn't really different.

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Re: GDPR for side-projects? Blocking all EU traffic with Nginx in 3 simple steps

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, May 19, 2018, 2:10 PM UTC

orand wrote: post #19

matthewmacleod wrote: post #12

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“I don’t have time to label and expire all the food I prepare on top of serving meals to customers” “I don’t have time to do all those structural calculations on top of all the properties I have to build” “I don’t have time for all this silly human safety testing on top of all the drugs I have to develop” Your statement is equivalent to the above. If you are unwilling to meet a relatively straightforward level or pri…

Nice ridiculous examples. Now for some ridiculous examples on the other end of the spectrum: "If you refuse to document every ingredient and possible allergic reaction when inviting friends over for dinner, then I'm really glad if you don't have any friends." "If you don't create structural and safety calculations for your kids' tree fort, then I'm really glad when your kids fall out." The point is, people need to be…

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Re: GDPR for side-projects? Blocking all EU traffic with Nginx in 3 simple steps

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Post by isbvhodnvemrwvn » Sat, May 19, 2018, 3:35 PM UTC

LinuxBender wrote: post #6

Geo IP blocking will not block the EU citizens that are not physically in the EU at the time. Just for fun, I would add server { # snip.... access_log off; error_log off; return 307 https://www.google.com/search?q=gdpr; } That should block anyone that might be a EU citizen. /s

Nor ones who use VPNs located in other countries.

Re: GDPR for side-projects? Blocking all EU traffic with Nginx in 3 simple steps

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Post by nils-m-holm » Sat, May 19, 2018, 5:45 PM UTC

olliej wrote: post #34

orand wrote: post #22

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The original parent examples were side projects that make no money. So while it seems reasonable to expect this of companies, GDPR also applies to nonprofits, charities, things you create just for your friends, some random thing you put on the internet when you're 15 years old and have no clue about GDPR, etc.

If it makes no money why spend money on storage?

Ludic drive?