https://www.reuters.com/article/us-e...technologyNews

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - New European privacy regulations went into effect on Friday that will force companies to be more attentive to how they handle customer data.

The ramifications were visible from day one, with major U.S.-media outlets including the LA Times and Chicago Tribune were forced to shutter their websites in parts of Europe.

People in the bloc have been bombarded with dozens of emails asking for their consent to keep processing their data, and a privacy activist wasted no time in taking action against U.S. tech giants for allegedly acting illegally by forcing users to accept intrusive terms of service or lose access.

“You have to have a ‘yes or no’ option,” Austrian Max Schrems said before filing complaints in European jurisdictions. “A lot of these companies now force you to consent to the new privacy policy, which is totally against the law.”

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This is ALL over the web today and a LOT of websites are getting hit by this.

Related stories today just from one website:

Major US news websites are going down in Europe as GDPR goes into effect
https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/25/1...es-down-europe

Facebook and Google hit with $8.8 billion in lawsuits on day one of GDPR
https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/25/1...schrems-europe