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Apple demands EU repeal the Digital Markets Act (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The DMA is one of the very rare examples where it's a good thing that governments are regulating technology. Most of the time it is a bad thing, but requiring interoperability and sideloading – it's kind of sad that it's necessary to solve that by regulation and market forces alone don't work, yet here we are.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    What is wrong with the GDPR and the ePrivacy directive? The only problem I see is that they don't go far enough (online tracking, for example)

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I can think of plenty that is arguably wrong with at least the GDPR: the definition of "processing of personal data" is so broad that it can arguably cover way more than intended, and the extraterritorial effect sets a precedent that governments can regulate the Internet beyond their borders. But that is off-topic here and I'm not exactly in a mood to write essays about it…

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Yes, the GDPR covers almost everything you do with personal data. That is the point. As long as you're being respectful to data subjects the GDPR is surprisingly mild.

    You're the one claiming the government is regulating tech too much, below an article about Apple making that same claim. And when pressed about specifics, you brand the entire thing as off-topic.

    It is very much on topic, you just don't want to provide an argument.

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