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		908087 on April 20, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook has auto-enrolled users into a facial rec... I sincerely hope Facebook continues making stupid moves like this, because they've spent over a decade earning the right to be the first company to be "made an example of" via the GDPR. It would be a shame to see their years of effort go to waste.

binarymax on April 20, 2018 [–]

It would not surprise me in the least if Facebook was the primary example used by GDPR creators while crafting the regulation.

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