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> why should the state legislate a mostly-well-behaved actor have to do additional work to deal with bad actors This is pretty much just how regulated industri
by _moof 4y ago
> why should the state legislate a mostly-well-behaved actor have to do additional work to deal with bad actors
This is pretty much just how regulated industries work. One jerk does something shady or dangerous and then everyone else has to do extra paperwork and inspections in order to prove they aren't doing shady or dangerous things too. It isn't the regulator's fault; it's the jerk's fault.
- morelisp 4y agoRight, which is why all other data processors now bear some responsibility. They done goofed the whole industry, and need to pay for it. But leaving data processors alone and going after browsers would be a big mistake, despite the veneer of some technical appeal.