> this Chinese equivalent to GDPR will benefit private citizens when they interact with tech companies. I am confused, the planned digital Yuan is said to have

> this Chinese equivalent to GDPR will benefit private citizens when they interact with tech companies. I am confused, the planned digital Yuan is said to have very negative implications on privacy. see https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/02/china-digital-yuan-currency-surveillance-privacy/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/02/china-dig... I think might want to put the state more into a position of direct controll, sort of a digital Maoism. Is that the direction? What do you think?