Re:Your Phone Is Your Private Space
by PeterisP on Sunday September 05, 2021 @07:47AM
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If I look at EU legislation (not only GDPR but in general) then it seems that the needle of public opinion with respect to privacy is already there and well known to the legislators.
A problem for places like USA is that the legislators are unwilling to regulate against the interest of big companies unless the needle of public opinion is very, very, very strong to the point of it becoming the primary issue (which IMHO is not going to happen, privacy is important but there are and will be other priorities as well) - but if we're simply looking at the preferences of the population, then the public opinion is already there.
A problem for places like USA is that the legislators are unwilling to regulate against the interest of big companies unless the needle of public opinion is very, very, very strong to the point of it becoming the primary issue (which IMHO is not going to happen, privacy is important but there are and will be other priorities as well) - but if we're simply looking at the preferences of the population, then the public opinion is already there.