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Re:EU Copyright: Block Everything, Never Make Mistakes, but ... by orangecat on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @09:54AM (#18655636)
It forbids letting users exchange their information for access to a service. (Because you can't disallow access if they don't agree to data collection). You can say any such deal is inherently bad and users shouldn't have that option, and you might even be correct, but it's still a restriction of freedom.
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Re:EU Copyright: Block Everything, Never Make Mistakes, but ... by hannasanarion on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @10:41AM (#18655996)
> Because you can't disallow access if they don't agree to data collection

Yes you can, if the data is necessary to provide the service. If the data is just generic spying for profit, completely unrelated to the service provided, then you shouldn't be asking for it in the first place.

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