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Remember the UK new safety law. https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/15/reddit-rolls-out-age-verification-in-the-uk-to-comply-with-new-rules/ https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/
minus-squaretraches@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up113·7 days agoDamn, if they had PII in a public bucket like that it’s criminally negligent. Well, at least it should be but I’m no lawyer
minus-squarezwerg@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up55·7 days agoIt’s at least a hefty fine in the EU - enough to kill a business.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down1·7 days agoThe higher of €20m or 4% of global annual turnover.
minus-squarezwerg@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·7 days agoIndeed, and the kicker is that 4% is on turnover, not profit. That can really hurt.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 days agoYeah it has to be that way otherwise all these venture capital funded businesses that never actually make a profit could just do whatever they want, and considering that’s basically every startup it would essentially neuter to the law.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·7 days agoThatsthepoint.jpg
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Damn, if they had PII in a public bucket like that it’s criminally negligent. Well, at least it should be but I’m no lawyer
It’s at least a hefty fine in the EU - enough to kill a business.
The higher of €20m or 4% of global annual turnover.
Indeed, and the kicker is that 4% is on turnover, not profit. That can really hurt.
Yeah it has to be that way otherwise all these venture capital funded businesses that never actually make a profit could just do whatever they want, and considering that’s basically every startup it would essentially neuter to the law.
Thatsthepoint.jpg