You Know GDPR Is Good Based on Who Hates It

Re:You Know GDPR Is Good Based on Who Hates It by marcle on Saturday August 29, 2026 @06:28AM (#49488666)

Tobacco control advocates sometimes referred to a "scream test": the more vigorously the industry opposed a measure, the more likely that the measure was effective.

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Re:You Know GDPR Is Good Based on Who Hates It by nonethewiser on Saturday August 29, 2026 @06:39AM (#49488726)

Yeah but don't tobacco control advocates want to kill the tobacco industry? We don't want to kill the tech industry - surely the tech industry's pain is widely felt sometimes.

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Re:You Know GDPR Is Good Based on Who Hates It by samrus on Saturday August 29, 2026 @07:11AM (#49488925)

They dont want to kill the industry, they want consumers to be informed of the risks and stakes. If that makes consumers not want to consume tobacco then tough luck but the tobacco industry cant be allowed to operate based on lies and misdirection

Same goes for data harvesting in tech

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Re:You Know GDPR Is Good Based on Who Hates It by maleldil on Saturday August 29, 2026 @05:38PM (#49493575)

The UK is banning the sale of tobacco to people born on or after 1 January 2009 entirely. That will eventually kill the industry (which is good).

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Re:You Know GDPR Is Good Based on Who Hates It by SR2Z on Sunday August 30, 2026 @07:40AM (#49497813)

I think they do want to kill the industry, and I think that's fine.

One of the greatest achievements of America was killing smoking as a pastime even if that trend is reversing.

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Re:You Know GDPR Is Good Based on Who Hates It by yencabulator on Saturday August 29, 2026 @03:57PM (#49492829)

Surveillance capitalism is not all of tech.

Surveillance capitalism might die or become unprofitable -- that sounds great.

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