Maybe I misunderstood, but it seems like in your screenshots that they provided a simply guide for you to delete all of your data?

And about the Irish authorities, I can’t really see how you expected them to help you, when you’re not from there. And not even at least from the EU.

I think they did actually answer you nicely, even suggesting what you should do instead.

But… You are from a country out of the EU?

Our rights didnt come for free.

I also cant execute rights from Norway when I’m not from there. I cant demand to use their public systems if I’m not a citizen and pay taxes to them.

I 100% agree that everyone SHOULD have this right. But your country didnt vote for them for many years (not counting the years after 2022 ofc. That’s a whole other awful topic for you guys, and I feel for you guys)

We shouldnt. I’ll be the first to protest. But I’ve also learned that alot of forces are trying to smear the EU lately.

And guess who.

Fair. Lets see who’s right then when it comes.

Because it’s a “leaked draft”.

If they are the only one reporting on it, chances are it’s not true. Or the final proposal will look nothing like it.

Dont underestimate what these “outlets” will do for clicks.

As many other “leaked drafts” the media spits out, it never actually gets close to what’s happening.

Lets see a real draft from an official source. They will always be available when they are actually done.

Damn, if you’re not joking, my day is ruined.

Very correct, thank you.

I want to add:

That being said above, the US goal is not communism. It is to control all powerful companies like Russia does. I dont know what it’s called, but it’s not communism, as that will require no ownership at all.

This move by the US is also no different that China owning parts of Huawei.

You are confusing socialism with communism. Socialism is owning infrastructure like roads, electricity and water supply etc.

Communism is owning private entities with the goal of full control of all means of production.

This is a step towards communism and not socialism.

Edit: OP edited it to communism. I respect that.

You are comapring present with past.

Pedohiles gets locked up hard, no matter your religion. At least in Europe.

Damn, they have some shit takes. But this is suggestions from a work force. Not even a proposed bill.

Still does. These are nowhere near laws.

Some simple things to look into:

• Change your DNS resolver on all devices to something privacy friendly
• Use a search engine with less tracking
• Ublock, Privacy Badger etc for browser extensions
• Firefox with disabled tracking (look into forks like Librewolf)
• Change your keyboard on your phone to something local with no tracking (FUTO Keyboard)
• This for Windows, just use normal settings if you dont know what you’re doing
• Install Fdroid for open source apps. Many privacy friendly options.
• Look into how to disable telemitry on all the devices you use. Some of the above will already help you with that.

And in general, try to use services from the EU, as its privacy laws are much stronger than other alternatives.

Good luck, let me know if you need something more advanced.

Yeah, they really do throw money around to keep control…

And I know it doesnt help to always say “we need political change” because it’s also an easy escape to just say that.

Im also trying my best moving me and my friends to other platforms, and we shouldnt stop. Be the change.

This is where it depends on country.

EU is making better privacy laws, others are making worse. (yes, I know about the encryption bill in the EU, that has never been voted through. I also know about all the privacy laws that actually work here)

People want convinience. You’ll never get people to do it, unless it personally affects them. Realisticly, you can convert a few.

But most importantly. It shouldnt be that hard to have privacy. THATS the problem. People shouldnt need to do alot of things to get it.

Do something about the problem (political, legally change privacy laws) instead of every single person.

But I know that can be near impossible depending of where you live.

How can you hate on smart homes, when it’s a concept in itself with 100 different use cases.

My home cuts of the power for my standby devices when I leave it and nobody’s there. It makes sure everything is locked at night. It literally saves me 100’s on heating.

My light dims and uses less power when the sun is down. Good for the eyes and the bill.

It can run my washing machine when power is cheapest.

So now, if it does all that, making sure less ressources are spent, both money and CO2, and privacy is good, then why on earth you even hate it, let alone have an opinion about it. Why you care?

Isnt this possible with Grayjay, or do you still need an account?

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/chat-control/

He put the ones who didnt vote ‘in favour’, that’s why it didnt pass.

But you can see who’s directly opposing.

True, but most of the Europeans dont have those governments.

EU has the best privacy laws, only behind Switzerland.

They will not be close to the greatest threat, but it will still be a step back.

Also, these are proposals that has not been voted in ever before. So be sure to vote for politicians that wont, so we can keep it that way.

Never probably, these are law proposals.

They have never been voted in, as the majority of EU doesnt want them.

So makes sure to vote in politicans that wont, so we can keep it that way.

It is illegal if you send a delete request.

The question is here, if ‘delete account’ is the same as asking Meta to delete all data in the regard of GDPR. My guess is, its not.

There’s also no way they will retrain their AI without your data, just because you told them to.

That might be possible, but Im not 100℅.

If they already have your fingerprint in the browser or device, they might not care. Idk.

Thats why their ToS is different in the EU.

I use PiHole and installed Wireguard on my RaspPi. Works really well, and I can bring the PiHole-functionality everywhere while easily toggle it on and off.

Nice choice. You not switching is exactly what these companies wanted.

Also very obvious when an app or website have an US and an EU version. You just know they buttfuck the Americans because no rules.

Even Apple had to make two versions of iOS.

I don’t know if they could, because they will probably compromise all information into the wallet.

But it’s a good idea. I hope that it can be implemented like you said in a secure way.

They don’t need to take your phone with them. They literally can just scan the code, because it sends all the info to their screen, that they were gonna look up anyway.

No way the government implemented an app for this use case. That’s extremely inefficient.

I thought you actually tried, that they took your phone?

I didn’t say other forms don’t work.

I’m just saying a government works very well other places and in smaller countries. Especially in the nordic Europe, where ironically has a bigger government than most countries, and are better off.

You need to go outside your borders, if you think a government can’t work.

More like it shows dangers of using only one provider for almost all IT infrastructure.

Never have I ever heard about anyone preferring a bank transfer in Northern Europe.

I’m from there, and I can’t remember which year I used cash. It’s either card or digital payment like MobilePay.

There’s most definitely not more users. But there’s a alot not going away either.

In my country corporations and even sports clubs are pulling out of Twitter. So it’s definitely getting less and less relevant.

You are right, it’s really stupid.

But it’s also stupid not to consider, that it’s not the real reason they made this in the first place.

They want to track you, and porn is the first excuse. If this is a success you might need this passport for alot of other things.

Fair, then everything I can find on the Internet must be freeware too. Set the sails, matey!

He should do both. The message getting to as many people as possible is more important that he posting on Twitter.

That doesn’t make any sense.

The US just accepts that money laundering is taking place, Denmark tries to do the opposite.

The US has no many problems, and this is also one of them. Imagine what “billions a day” could fix around the country.