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by announcerman 2923 days ago
I wonder if the reason for this is mainly due to how much leeway you have as long as you use your technology for the benefit of the ruling party. Isn't it much easier to work on things like harvesting personal information if you don't have GDPR breathing down your neck? Hell the government might even help your tech startup with basically unlimited cash as long as you help them with your tech.
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> as long as you use your technology for the benefit of the ruling party

The dark side of this leeway are demands for patronage from middle-level bureaucrats.