Regulation is most effective when used to prevent the widespread commercial exploitation of personal data. Such exploitation involves multiple parties. Conspira

Regulation is most effective when used to prevent the widespread commercial exploitation of personal data. Such exploitation involves multiple parties. Conspiracies are more fragile. Regulating the widespread abuse of personal data for commercial gain is basically a prerequisite to other privacy improvements. Once you get such abuse under control, then other privacy invasive activity becomes more obvious.