Re:Shopify Is Illegal in Germany
by XAMPPRocky on Friday November 11, 2022 @11:30AM
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The "bureaucrats" are elected officials so if people weren't in favour of it, they would stop electing MEPs that vote in favour of it.
That’s a naïve view of how politics and elections work.
Re:Shopify Is Illegal in Germany
by rootusrootus on Friday November 11, 2022 @12:15PM
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When has any democracy worked even remotely like that? There are countless issues politicians must take a position on, you won't agree with all of them. So you prioritize. Or you just vote party line, which is by far what most people do.
Re:Shopify Is Illegal in Germany
by radicalbyte on Friday November 11, 2022 @02:10PM
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US people certainly care about their privacy however there aren't any strong institutions left in the US anymore (outside of the Military) and the political system in the US give a choice between two corporate-owned parties.
without data, it’s hard to make this argument. what we know for sure is that bureaucrats fully support the privacy angle. but from my anecdotal real life experience almost no one cares (another argument that without data cannot be generalised).