# About surveillance and privacy

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## [About the About surveillance and privacy category](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/about-the-about-surveillance-and-privacy-category/208)

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**Author:** [@sheldrake](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/sheldrake)\
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## [Sites block EU users before GDPR takes effect](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/sites-block-eu-users-before-gdpr-takes-effect/260)

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**Author:** [@johngrant](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/johngrant)\
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**Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/sites-block-eu-users-before-gdpr-takes-effect/260 "2018-05-29T20:47:12Z")

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The Guardian is reporting that some sites are beginning to block EU users ahead of the GDPR deadline of 25th May 2018. Does this represent the unintended consequences of a flawed law? Or, does it suggest the principles …

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## [Will the GDPR stifle scientific research?](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/will-the-gdpr-stifle-scientific-research/256)

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**Author:** [@johngrant](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/johngrant)\
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**Last updated:** [May 14, 2018, 9:11am UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/will-the-gdpr-stifle-scientific-research/256 "2018-05-14T09:11:19Z")

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Has the GDPR got the right balance between conservative protection and boundary-pushing innovation? Or, is there a serious risk the regulations will stifle scientific research? This article provides a brief overview of …

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## [Make sure your domain name service doesn't betray you](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/make-sure-your-domain-name-service-doesnt-betray-you/245)

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**Author:** [@sheldrake](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/sheldrake)\
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**Last updated:** [April 9, 2018, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/make-sure-your-domain-name-service-doesnt-betray-you/245 "2018-04-09T08:11:38Z")

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I have recommended OpenDNS for years. And now Cloudflare has launched 1.1.1.1 Sweet. If you don’t know what I’m going on about, check out this Engadget article.

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## [NYTimes: The Latest Data Privacy Debacle](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/nytimes-the-latest-data-privacy-debacle/212)

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**Author:** [@sheldrake](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/sheldrake)\
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**Last updated:** [January 30, 2018, 10:37pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/nytimes-the-latest-data-privacy-debacle/212 "2018-01-30T22:37:27Z")

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“Data privacy is more like air quality or safe drinking water, a public good that cannot be effectively regulated by trusting in the wisdom of millions of individual choices” @zeynep says, calling for stronger safegua…