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> thats exactly the internet "we" want This is not how civilized society works. Taken individually, people don't care about a million things, yet regulators ha
by goodpoint 4y ago
> thats exactly the internet "we" want
This is not how civilized society works. Taken individually, people don't care about a million things, yet regulators have to take care of those things on behalf of everybody else.
Just because you don't understand the ramifications of something it does not mean nobody else understands it.
- ActorNightly 4y agoTaking care of those things would involve an actual solution that works, which would require people understanding the technical aspects of the problem, which would require those type of people running for office and getting elected. When that happens, then we can talk about responsible governance in this regard. GDPR was a direct response to Trump campaign shenanigans, as a tool for politicians to capitalize on appearing to be better than US. It had nothing to do with protecting people. If GDPR outlawed 3d party tracking outright, then you would have half an argument.
- germanier 4y agoThe Cambridge Analytica scandal was broken two years after the GDPR passed. It has been in the works long before Trump announced his campaign.
- ActorNightly 4y agoI may be wrong on this, but according to wiki, date adopted was 2016, and date implemented was 2018, not sure what those things mean. I remember it being big news back in 2018, riding off the back of the CA scandal that it could help to prevent in the future. Regardless, if I am wrong about this, it doesn't change the fact that it doesn't really do anything for the people.