This topic is above my paygrade since I lack the relevant legal knowledge. But some things I've noted so far: - GDPR shone a light on these practices that is v

This topic is above my paygrade since I lack the relevant legal knowledge. But some things I've noted so far: - GDPR shone a light on these practices that is visible to the casual user. This highlights some examples long term counter-productive thinking: people blaming GDPR for showing those practices instead of the practices themselves. A symptom of the messed up ways in which all this has been developed over the years - Even single governments alone aren't enough in some cases (see France's measly series of fines against Google that probably evoked laughter in the boardroom) - As a user, the prospect of being able to download my data from FAANGs seemed so miraculous and unrealistic at first that it made me realize I complacent I had gotten to unequal practices and to these websites and companies just doing whatever they wanted whenever they wanted. That specific point alone is worth the entirety of GDPR to me - Baby steps. GDPR is already a step in the right direction, they are still figuring these things out (especially enforcement) whereas the private sector has decades of experience in anti-user practices, honed by some of the finest minds. The next step is to get a better share of the deal for Europeans as a whole.