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1. GDPR isn't just about cookies. It's about your data in general. So it covers even offline interactions. 2. Governments shouldn't mandate solutions. Instead,

1. GDPR isn't just about cookies. It's about your data in general. So it covers even offline interactions. 2. Governments shouldn't mandate solutions. Instead, EU stipulated a requirement. And industry as a whole decided that they will break the law for as long as possible until the governments chase after them. In the process the industry has convinced gullible developers that it is the law that it is bad, and not the greedy leeches who flaunt it.

coldtea 4y ago
>Governments shouldn't mandate solutions Huh? That's what we have governments for.
- NeoTar 4y ago
  There is a YouTube channel called Technology Connections which has a video about American car headlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2J91UG6Fn8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2J91UG6Fn8 which I think illustrated a good example of the difference between mandating a solution, and mandating requirements. Considering car headlights. Obviously there are some requirements we should make - they need to be bright enough to safely light-up the road. They should not blind oncoming drivers. They need to be reasonably safe in the event of a collision. Between the sixties and 1984, the government of the USA mandated a solution. Basically one model of headlights was permitted (with a few minor variations introduced over time). If you look at all car models from this time they have a similar appearance, and the same headlights are still in use in some commercial vehicles today. In most European nations (and other parts of the world) instead a requirement, or series of requirements were made. If you met these standards for lighting level, glare, etc. your headlight was permitted. This led to European and Japanese cars have very varied headlight models, while most American cars were forced to stick to the same old style. This meant that American drivers missed out on innovations in this space. Mandates can very easily become out-dates. Whereas well written requirements are much more timeless.
IshKebab 4y ago
> Governments shouldn't mandate solutions. They do all the time. USB-C is probably the most recent example but there are a gazillion standards that are mandated by governments. Electrical sockets, traffic signalling, seat belt design, etc. It's not some weird outlier for them to say "you have to do it like this".

coldtea 4y ago

>Governments shouldn't mandate solutions Huh? That's what we have governments for.

NeoTar 4y ago
There is a YouTube channel called Technology Connections which has a video about American car headlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2J91UG6Fn8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2J91UG6Fn8 which I think illustrated a good example of the difference between mandating a solution, and mandating requirements. Considering car headlights. Obviously there are some requirements we should make - they need to be bright enough to safely light-up the road. They should not blind oncoming drivers. They need to be reasonably safe in the event of a collision. Between the sixties and 1984, the government of the USA mandated a solution. Basically one model of headlights was permitted (with a few minor variations introduced over time). If you look at all car models from this time they have a similar appearance, and the same headlights are still in use in some commercial vehicles today. In most European nations (and other parts of the world) instead a requirement, or series of requirements were made. If you met these standards for lighting level, glare, etc. your headlight was permitted. This led to European and Japanese cars have very varied headlight models, while most American cars were forced to stick to the same old style. This meant that American drivers missed out on innovations in this space. Mandates can very easily become out-dates. Whereas well written requirements are much more timeless.

IshKebab 4y ago

> Governments shouldn't mandate solutions. They do all the time. USB-C is probably the most recent example but there are a gazillion standards that are mandated by governments. Electrical sockets, traffic signalling, seat belt design, etc. It's not some weird outlier for them to say "you have to do it like this".