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The tech community in Europe is naturally scared of (yet another like GDPR) regulatory overreach by a commission who fundamentally doesn't understand neither te
by l5870uoo9y 3y ago
The tech community in Europe is naturally scared of (yet another like GDPR) regulatory overreach by a commission who fundamentally doesn't understand neither technology nor market.
- southerntofu 3y agoMaybe your tech community. Mine is not scared, but rather aware, that the powers that be care too little about the people and will not bring about strong regulations that we need to save humanity from climate change, or to protect basic human rights from corporations. As for GDPR, how would that be a regulatory overreach? If anything, that regulation is so loose and has so many loopholes that it's almost entirely useless to protect people's data, but it's still a win in a good direction. It's also based on privacy laws that have existed since the 70s in various forms in several member states, which have proved their worth so it's not exactly something entirely new their dropped out of their hat.