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Re:Apple must ensure interoperability of iPhone with rivals,... by WWLink on Sunday December 22, 2024 @08:02PM (#42490715)
> I'm not passing judgment one way or another regarding consumer protections here, though I personally find EU more draconian than my preferences and whether they're effective is up for debate (GDPR is a hilarious failure, USB-C mandate is a resounding success).

The hell are you talking about GPDR being a resounding failure? It's been pretty awesome. I love bills like that.

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Re:Apple must ensure interoperability of iPhone with rivals,... by jandrewrogers on Sunday December 22, 2024 @08:39PM (#42490924)
My experience is that GDPR added a lot of compliance activity at companies but did not materially improve actual privacy. Companies pretty much do what they did before GDPR, just with a layer of bureaucratic indirection in between now. I'm pretty sure that wasn't the intent but that's where we are, and in that sense it was a failure.
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