Honestly, I had always suspected a long term game like this was the actual intent. The EFF wants to say "SEE? They can't claim ignorance, they know people's int

Honestly, I had always suspected a long term game like this was the actual intent. The EFF wants to say "SEE? They can't claim ignorance, they know people's intent and they're depraved in their indifference!". No one earnestly believed this would directly enhance privacy. But frankly, all of this is just trying to negotiate with black hats. Any company actually acquiescing to rules for privacy will find themselves out-bid by companies who can claim they have better data by operating outside the law. These protocols are using the general public's privacy as sacrificial fuel to accomplish their impossible aims. It's a whole lot of wasted effort. I wish the EFF would figure this out, It's impossible to law away a technological reality.