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I don't necessarily disagree, but I also don't have a choice.
I hear you, and I think it sucks that people such as yourself are put in this position.
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Tonight - it goes into effect tomorrow (5/25)Hmm
When did you say that you were taking the site down to make changes?
It's only because of the bloodsucking lawyers....I hear you, and I think it sucks that people such as yourself are put in this position.
I gather the humans are using fake names. Not I .It's wholesale insane that European privacy regulation affects a voluntarily run, free website about American football where everybody uses a fake name.
It's wholesale insane that European privacy regulation affects a voluntarily run, free website about American football where everybody uses a fake name.
I figured a post letting people know before it popped up and people were confused made the most sense. Hopefully, most people know that if they ever have a question or concern, they can also PM me. But we're all up to date and it's all set, so thank you to everyone for their patience. I obviously appreciate itThanks for making this as painless as possible @Ian
...so that we may create 6000-post threads on Malcolm Butler.
No - life was definitely much simpler back then LOL. Never imagined a lot of the stuff going on these days and God only knows what else we'll be dealing with in another 20-years.you ever see this coming all those years ago?
Some owners have a responsibility. After the DoD hired a US firm that subcontracted a south american firm that used a chinese company to manage an unencrypted database of personal information (including medical and criminal) and fingerprints for cleared persons (including people working abroad under assumed identities), Lois Learner is collecting a pension and probably working on a book. The government continues to leak information including IRS databases. These remedies are intended to make people feel better, but have no meaningful impact.I understand it - especially given that people's data is stored and site owners do have a responsibility to be transparent about what is stored and how it's used. It's just hard for someone like me who only has a couple of hours each night after work to deal with having to read up and make changes to adjust when this sort of thing happens that makes it tough.
We all have the option not to go online and forego convenience for security. Remember that next time you hand a waitress your credit card and she leaves your sight to process it. I saw an episode of NYPD blue written before the WWW. Bad guys were robbing stores to get the credit card paperwork so they could imprint valid numbers on counterfeit cards. And if you think cash is the answer, consider all the information you have to provide before a bank will cash a check for you.But whatever - it is what it is and it wasn't that bad. Any button that says "I agree" is always concerning so I wanted everyone to be aware of everything so that it's not a surprise and they understand the reasoning behind it and that I try and make things here as transparent as possible.
To EVERYONE, do not use the same userid and/or password for trivial access and important and use a different userid and/or password for your email.
It's only because of the bloodsucking lawyers....
I've seen people who did that, but that's a little extreme and i didn't want to alienate fans outside the country over it. It wasn't that hard and I made additional changes in other areas to make sure we were good, so it's fine. The number one issue is users having control over their data and site transparency over how it's used. I think I covered it well enough so as long as those people confirmed they read and agreed to the privacy policy, I think we're good.Ian, did you think about blocking the site access for those in the EU rather than making the change? Just curious, because that's the approach some are apparently taking.