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Re:Google sued for secretly amassing vast trove of user data by VMisTheWay on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @01:02PM (#23405728)
Regulations don't make the problem go away.

In fact, it's more likely Google will use the regulation to corner the market with regulatory capture.

Re:Google sued for secretly amassing vast trove of user data by mehlmao on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @02:40PM (#23407069)
So what does make the problem go away? Antitrust seems to be the only option at this point.
Re:Google sued for secretly amassing vast trove of user data by VMisTheWay on Thursday June 04, 2020 @11:46AM (#23418163)
You could let Google fail.

Today they are on top, but if Automotive is any indication, Google will soon struggle

Re:Google sued for secretly amassing vast trove of user data by three_seagrass on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @02:32PM (#23406978)
This has been one of the chief complaints for GDPR, right? While GDPR provides consumer data protection, it also creates regulatory and compliance barriers for new competition entering those markets, with heavy penalties.