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RE: Why Are Major American News Websites Now Blocked In Europe In Response To the New Privacy Legislation (GDPR)?
It has long been known that printed papers are generally loosing money. Does anyone think that paid subscriptions online are any better?
Maybe it is the fact that they can track every article that gets your interest ( and control what articles to present for best analysis, not depending on user content like FB) and then selling your profile may be the new business model for them.
They will also have a much better financial analysis of you if a subscriber.
P.S. The new EU Law would require them to say what they are doing with your data.
P.P.S. Look at the #deletefacebook movement underway on a free platform. Imagine the cancelled paid subscriptions that would be lost if this became public.
Yes, I was thinking about this kind of situation - I agree it is likely, but on the other hand, they could have just deleted all that data in order to comply or just lied about it.
That data would be worth much more than the EU subscriptions. Think who reads the NY Times. Forget about Russia affecting US elections. You would have a detailed phycological profile on most DC Power Players. What would that be worth to the right client(s)?
Sure, but then they could just keep that all quiet and act as if they were complying anyway.. Just a thought.
Not if the cat is out of the bag at the alphabet agencies level.
Something to think about, yes!