[akuji1993]

I just love having internet laws written by people who can't use a computer without help. Makes so much sense...

[NeedMoreTea]

Like a 35 year old with a degree in information and communications technology law?

Seems like he might possibly have encountered a computer or two given his special interests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Philipp_Albrecht

As well as GDPR, which is one of the better IT related laws, he has sensible views on mass surveillance.

[toyg]

Do you actually know any MEP? The younger generations are less stupid than you might think.

Politics is a slow game, the people who grew up with Windows 95 are only now starting to get elected.

[lowry]

In the current legislature, there is one former software programmer MEP and a Linus's uncle, who is not a programmer but knows a bit about software.

There's also Julia Reda, but she is really just a filesharer and a politician.

[pavlov]

Small correction: Finnish MEP Nils Torvalds is actually Linus’s dad.

[toyg]

I know Elly Schlein is switched on, although she works mostly on non-IT topics. I'm sure there are many others.

[simion314]

Is something wrong with the data protections laws that apply to medical data? Those could be expanded for all private data.