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At least in America we already restrict certain types of transactions, e.g. selling illegal and/or restricted drugs is itself generally illegal IIRC. Similarly
by caconym_ 7y ago
At least in America we already restrict certain types of transactions, e.g. selling illegal and/or restricted drugs is itself generally illegal IIRC. Similarly I'm pretty sure slavery is illegal even if it's entered into voluntarily (please correct me if I'm wrong there, I'm not speaking from specific knowledge).
We impose these restrictions for the good of the public. If we decide that exchanging personal data for goods and services should be illegal under certain conditions, I don't see why that's any different than the precedents I mentioned.
- edmundsauto 7y agoThere's significant pushback against the restricted drugs thing, so that might not be the best comparison.
- caconym_ 7y agoI mean, I'd push back against some of it myself, but how many people are arguing that e.g. methamphetamine and fentanyl should be freely available? Of course, it's all up for debate. I used it as an example because it's the status quo, so it's a good refutation of the statement that this new law is "crazy" in the sense of it being radical and unprecedented.