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by anonymousab 2953 days ago
When taken with the main goal being compliance, not money extraction, yeah.

It remains to be seen if that ideal is upheld, and what kind of creative workarounds and ideals companies will try to explore.

As with any regulation or law, it has potential to be overbearing, favor incumbents and/or end up doing the opposite of its initial intentions.

That's the nature of anything society tries to do, though. If it doesn't work right, change it later.