All Android developers rn:

The first time some random user files a sue in court the admins of their instance will be in trouble.

Lemmy devs are not affected, but instance admins are and according to the GDPR they are considered “data controllers” and are responsible for the processing of users’ data.

As far as I understand it, this lacking feature is an open “challenge” to existing regulation and legislators, maybe also to open people’s eyes about the fact that privacy claims are often not enforced even by those who claim to do so.

This.

Programming aside, where I live in Southern Europe we have a tradition according to which leap years bring bad luck. After 2020, I don’t know what to expect… nuclear apocalypse maybe?

No, I just cross posted it. Now the original post on blahaj has been edited but this one retained the old image. So I uploaded a new one here with the source.

I cross posted it light-heartedly assuming the original poster had not infringed any intellectual property. Thanks for the emendation, content should not be stolen online.

Oh no I’ve been discovered! This is not a safe place any more…

Thank you! The original source of truth! 💎 As IT people, this is part of our culture and should be transmitted. 🤣

Agree. That one didn’t age well…