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Facebook became in some ways a big part of my life, kinda like Google, Twitter, Amazon, and few other websites Iʼm using online. After reading about Cambridge Analytica scandal I was mad. Mad because I got used to Facebook and I think twice before closing my account. If instead of Facebook, it was a small online website that sells my data, I would probably close my account, write an email to the support and ‘burnʼ them on few reviews websites and Reddit, But because itʼs Facebook, I really feel like no matter what I do, it wonʼt help.
I did some research about data privacy rules/law and I found out that on the 25th of may 2018 there is an event call GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) which is the most important change in data privacy regulation in 20 years. The GDPR is a regulation that is set to help strengthen data protection for individuals located within the European Union. You can read more about it here:
Beside that, a blockchain company now plan to reward users for the uses advertisers make of the data. It means that if Facebook or any other website want to use my data, they will need to pay for it.
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Longfin Hopped on the Blockchain Hype Bandwagon and Will Soon Get Delisted It has become apparent that virtually every publicly traded company wants to get involved in blockchain technology. Doing so seems to give company share prices a healthy boost, although not all of these decisions work out well in the end. In the case of…
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