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Sure would be nice for the US to have a comprehensive data privacy law instead of the emerging patchwork state by state solution or whac-a-mole bans like this.

• edgyquant 3y ago
  That’s how the US works. The states implement policies which act as a series of test cases for federal legislation once a majority of states support the law.
  • wizofaus 3y ago
    Which always struck me as a nice idea in theory but of limited use if people can just avoid state-based laws by moving interstate or even registering businesses interstate. In this case however it makes perfect sense to trial it at a state level. Though I'd assume federal government agencies, especially those that deal with particularly sensitive data, would already have strong restrictions on what can be installed on government devices anyway.
    • localplume 3y ago
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  • sib 3y ago
    >> Which always struck me as a nice idea in theory but of limited use if people can just avoid state-based laws by moving interstate That (Federalism) is seen by many (reasonable) people as a benefit, not a drawback...