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Top-down regulations often give people a false sense of security, so they don't bother doing their own research and 'watching their backs'. Regulations are also
by nickff 6y ago
Top-down regulations often give people a false sense of security, so they don't bother doing their own research and 'watching their backs'. Regulations are also generally 'sticky', so many originators focus on bare minimum compliance, and there is a dearth of variety.
Another related problem is that regulations often inentivize ignorance; the originator is usually better off not learning about breaches, so they are not as vigilant as many users think they should be.
- lupire 6y agoThat means the punishments aren't heavy enough.
- user-the-name 6y agoBut, again, in this case, there is zero regulation. So the situation you seemingly prefer is what is happening right now.
- nickff 6y agoI was attempting to respond to a commenter asking: >“For the anti-regulation guys, please explain how free market helps in this or similar cases...” And a further comment asking: >”Help me understand.” Given the response, it appears as though my attempt at elucidation is not appreciated; this being the case, I will refrain from further explanation.
- user-the-name 6y agoBut you are not helping anyone understand. You say, "if A, then B". But we look at reality, and we see that A is in fact the case, but B is nowhere to be seen. The only thing that elucidates is that libertarian ideology is largely a fantasy.
- simion314 6y agoSo how did the missing regulation helped in this case? You also "forgot" to explain what is wrong with regulation about transparency(tell me what you pt in the food, tell me if you are tracking me, tell me if you are aware that my device has a defect)