Today's prize for worst blockchain idea—a company that wants to store user's GDPR consent status and other privacy preferences on an immutable blockchain.
I mean, it's a great idea right up until you read Article 7(3) of GDPR which states that a "data subject shall have the right to withdraw his or her consent at any time".
Immutable public blockchains will totally fit data privacy obligations if we jam the round peg into the square hole with sufficient force, right? Right?
Tom Morris /
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2023-10-28 11:13:10
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