It's how regimes work. Every move they make is calculated and orchestrated, usually related to the others. EU cracking down on the Googles and Apples for this

It's how regimes work. Every move they make is calculated and orchestrated, usually related to the others. EU cracking down on the Googles and Apples for this and that is just a show to say, "look, we are the good guys, looking out for the European consumer from being taken advantage of by these overseas corporations". It distracts from the ploys to erode privacy. Plus when fines are involved, it's a convenient cash grab also. When you read about such and such FAANG co. being fined so many billions, that's just the EU (or whatever other regime) making up nonsense to write themselves a checque. I'm not mad in the moment at all, but rather cool as a cucumber; this is my enduring world view.