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by trendia 2826 days ago
Counter argument:

Vague language is the best way to enable selective enforcement. Large companies who can afford the best lawyers will be able to find interpretations that are in their favor. Smaller companies would be unable to do this and thus more likely to lose.

And this only gets worse if large companies spend more effort on lobbying — they can get vague wording that makes the public feel good (like something is happening!) but which requires no effort on the company to comply.