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> unfortunately it's unlikely to come from the source or from a general public appeal, but from government intervention Not unfortunately. Hopefully. Governmen
by bambax 6y ago
> unfortunately it's unlikely to come from the source or from a general public appeal, but from government intervention
Not unfortunately. Hopefully. Government doesn't work very well, but still much better than all those huge private companies. There are appeals, for one.
- nkozyra 6y agoI think it's unfortunate not that government is involved but that they'd have to be involved because Google is uninterested in improving this policy and its customers lack the voice to compel them.
- fauigerzigerk 6y agoGovernment is not one thing though. There's the rule making branch of government and then there's the executive branch of government, the various agencies and government owned companies that often make people just as helpless as these tech behemoths, in some cases even more so. It's simply very hard to go up against monopolies, regardless of whether they are private or public. It all depends on your ability to pay for good lawyers and survive the time until you get justice (both physically and financially). What we need here is government in its role as a rule maker. This is a function that only government can play. It's not a question of being better or worse than private enterprise. It's a categorically different role.