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Are you certain it’s protectionism and not simply believing human beings have a right to privacy?

• sqdbps 9y ago
  Privacy rights are well protected as it is, despite what the technophobic anti-corporate maximalists would argue, this law is about limiting and controlling what american companies can do on their platforms, it limits research and puts a roadblock in front of every data point with the threat of unconscionable fines on worldwide revenue which shouldn't be allowed under international treaties.
  • pwinnski 9y ago
    > Privacy rights are well protected as it is Yes, the US regulations protecting our privacy rights are well-known, which is why the current Cambridge Analytica scandal couldn't happen, and triggered all sorts of... what's that? In fact, we have no privacy protections whatsoever? Oh.
    • sqdbps 9y ago
      The cam-anal (tehe) thing is about the press hyping and exaggerating a nothing story to hurt a competitor i.e facebook.
  • lovich 9y ago
    How are you capable of saying that privacy rights are well protected with a straight face. There are breaches every week in US companies and no on goes to jail, and no company fixes their shit because there's no reason for them to. The only way I could see someone believeing that it's well protected is due to making money off of violating that privacy
  • badsectoracula 9y ago
    > this law is about limiting and controlling what american companies can do on their platforms The law also applies to European companies.