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So why pass a law if it can't or won't be enforced? And do you realize how political prosecutors offices are? Also, laws like this become patronage to the dra

So why pass a law if it can't or won't be enforced? And do you realize how political prosecutors offices are? Also, laws like this become patronage to the drafters when they're out of office. "Well you REALLY should hire our compliance services." Laws only work when cultural norms already do 99% of the heavy lifting.

dvfjsdhgfv 8y ago
> Laws only work when cultural norms already do 99% of the heavy lifting. And this is the aspect where a lot remains to be done in the USA. Many people who buy, sell or plain steal personal data don't perceive it as something negative. Some of these people are high-level executives and get praise as "disrupting the industry", some do their job quietly, and very often their victims don't even realize the extent of the harm done to them.