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GDPR doesn't sound so bad now, does it? :)
by jopsen 8y ago
GDPR doesn't sound so bad now, does it? :)
- pwagland 8y agoWell, I'm (living as an) European, so I actually support GDPR anyway. But yes, I always wondered exactly what grounds they used to publish some of this data.
- Negitivefrags 8y agoI'm curious why you think that being European implies you also support GDPR.
- kodablah 8y agoYou have succinctly, albeit unintentionally, summed up why the GDPR is often seen as bad. The way I read it "the end goal is good and/or some part of it is good, so it is all good, right?" Requiring transparency requirements of companies like Tesla is laudable without a bunch of baggage and large sweeping changes. Unfortunately people often can't see the difference between intent and implementation and assume you are for both or against both.
- gonational 8y agoNo. You know what sounds nice? Having the choice to not buy a Tesla. I don’t need Government™ to tell me what kind of contracts I can agree to.
- nerbert 8y agoSure, very simple logic. That is of course until Comcast becomes the only internet provider in your area. I prefer my gov to have my back on those simple things just in case a particular situation that makes it easy for anyone to screw me over arises.
- gonational 8y agoOK, let’s see if we can think of one solution to that problem… Oh! Enforce existing anti-trust laws! This, plus the fact that the increasingly monopolistic reality of ISP in the United States is a direct result of overregulation. We don’t need more laws. We need to enforce some of the most basic laws that have existed fore more than a century.
- snackbugs 8y agoIn your opinion, what is the perfect number of laws anyone should have? 10^4? 10^5?
- emodendroket 8y agoUnregulated capitalism by no means naturally prevents large monopolies being formed. That's why the government got involved in "trust-busting" in the first place.
- smnrchrds 8y ago> Having the choice to not buy a Tesla. If Tesla's business model proves successful, all other car makers will copy it, and then it doesn't matter which brand you buy. Look at the TV market. You technically have the choice not to buy a "Smart TV," which sells your info to god-knows how many third-parties and spies on you 24/7. But good luck finding one. Sony, Samsung, LG? They all have the same spyware features. Your only option is to buy brandless Chinese TVs with terrible picture and worse sound quality. How long until all manufacturers start acting like Tesla? What choice will we have then? Start walking everywhere like our ancient ancestors?
- cataphract 8y agoCan't you just not connect them to the Internet?
- giancarlostoro 8y agoThis is what I did.
- stordoff 8y agoFor now, yes, but if the business model is successful enough (particularly for something as expensive as a car), is there anything stopping a manufacturer bundling in their own Internet connection?
- Nullabillity 8y agoThe "Smart" software also tends to add a lot of latency, which may or may not be acceptable depending on your circumstances.
- taejo 8y agoYou can try. I recently learned that Ethernet-over-HDMI is a thing: now that you know that, you can potentially disable it on the other end of the connection, but lots of people are connecting their TVs to the internet without even knowing.
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- matte_black 8y agoIt still does.