1998: GDPR

2018-05-25T19:47:44Z

Lastorset: /* Explanation */ Figured out what "3rd Party" was

{{comic
| number = 1998
| date = May 25, 2018
| title = GDPR
| image = gdpr.png
| titletext = By clicking anywhere, scrolling, or closing this notification, you agree to be legally bound by the witch Sycorax within a cloven pine.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by the EUROPEAN UNION - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

This comic was released on the date on which the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation General Data Protection Regulation] law went into effect. Most people will have already seen a large number of updated privacy policies in the week or two leading up to this law going active. And while XKCD would likely be outside of the jurisdiction that the law can enforce, it technically does fall within the scope of the law (as certainly EU citizens visit xkcd).

There are several references made to this law, but also several jokes are included about the way people treat privacy policies specifically, and user agreements in general.

{{w|3rd Party}} was a three-member dance-pop group that released one album in 1997, "Alive". In software, "third-party extensions" are small programs that plug into a larger program to modify its behavior, and are created neither by the maker of the larger program nor the user.

The title text is a reference to Shakespeare's "The Tempest," in which the witch Sycorax imprisoned the sprite Ariel in a cloven pine prior to Ariel's rescue by Prospero.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
'''PRIVACY POLICY'''

We've updated our privacy policy. This is purely out of the goodness of our hearts, and has nothing to do with any hypothetical unions on any particular continents. Please read every part of this policy carefully, and don't just skip ahead looking for sex scenes.

This policy governs your interactions with this website, herein referred to as "The Service", "The Website", "The Internet", or "Facebook", and with all other websites and organizations of any kind. The Enumeration in this policy, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage other retained by the users. By using this service, you opt in to quartering troops in your home.

'''YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION'''

Please don't end us your personal information. We do not want your personal information. We have a hard enough time keeping track of our ''own'' personal information, let alone yours.

If you tell us your name, or any identifying information, we will forget it immediately. The next time we see you we'll struggle to remember who you are, and try desperately to get through the conversation so we can go online and hopefully figure it out.

'''TRACKING PIXELS, COOKIES, AND BEACONS'''

This website places pixels on your screen in order to form text and images, some of which may remain in your memory after you close the page. We use cookies to enhance your performance. Our website may use local storage on your device if we run low on space on our end. We may use beacons to call Rohan for aid.

'''3RD PARTY EXTENSIONS'''

This service may utilize 3rd party extensions in order to play the song '''''CAN U FEEL IT''''' from their debut album '''''ALIVE'''''.

'''PERMISSION'''

For users who are citizens of the European Union, we will now be requesting permission before initiating organ harvesting.

'''SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS'''

This policy supersedes any application federal, state, and local laws, regulations and ordinances, international treaties, and legal agreements that would otherwise apply. If any provision of this policy is found by a court to be unenforceable, it nevertheless remains in force.

This organization is not liable and this agreement shall not be construed. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This website is intended to treat, cure and prevent any disease.

If you know anyone in Europe, please tell them we're cool.

{{comic discussion}}

Talk:1253: Exoplanet Names

2013-08-19T22:19:44Z

Lastorset: A*

One of the planets is similar to the child in Exploits of a Mom (http://xkcd.com/327/)
Robert Drop Tables
[[Special:Contributions/90.200.204.77|90.200.204.77]] 12:12, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
:Yes, they've seemed to have learned to sanitize their data inputs or just stick to parameters. [[Special:Contributions/69.14.148.254|69.14.148.254]] 12:33, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
Hair covered planet might be a reference to the book The Carpet Makers{{unsigned ip|41.221.193.211}}

The Blogosphere and Blogodrome planets are cited as synonyms of "blog." I believe this is an error, in that blogosphere is synonymous with "the collection of all posted communication." I would change it myself, but I don't feel like I'm sufficiently expert to state with conviction.~Anthingy{{unsigned ip|76.105.133.220}}

I'm still missing the ''New Netherlands''... Lorenz [[Special:Contributions/142.244.63.246|142.244.63.246]] 15:34, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

Along with no ''New Netherlands'', I'm also disappointed to see ''Planet #14'' but no ''Planet 9 from Outer Space''. [[User:Ccurtis|Ccurtis]] ([[User talk:Ccurtis|talk]]) 16:04, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

If memory serves, Stampy is the name of Bart Simpson's elephant. [[Special:Contributions/99.108.140.97|99.108.140.97]] 17:59, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

A* ("a star") is also a pathfinding algorithm taught in introductory Artificial Intelligence classes. I don't see the connection to the planet yet. [[User:Lastorset|Lastorset]] ([[User talk:Lastorset|talk]]) 22:19, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

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