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The EU should be more consise and tell everyone not to paywall security. Puting people at risk only to subsequently charge them protection money is a textbook
by coretx 2y ago
The EU should be more consise and tell everyone not to paywall security.
Puting people at risk only to subsequently charge them protection money
is a textbook example of a criminal enterprise.
- greggsy 2y agoYou’re thinking of racketeering, which this is not.
- littlestymaar 2y agoPutting all your personal data you've put on Facebook, and all the relationship you have there behind a paywall really is racketeering.
- littlestymaar 2y agoIt would be grate indeed, but the commission has limited power, and if member states (at least a qualified majority of member states) aren't onboard with such a move, then the commission is helpless. At least member states aren't interesting in protecting American megacorps like they protect their own businesses, and that's why that happens.
- BlueTemplar 2y agoThat last sentence is not entirely true : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40025198 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40025198