[Goety]

I've stopped caring about GDPR given its lax enforcement and recent power grabs by european parliament. They had their chance to prove they were going to 'clean' their space and give people trust in their actions. If they truly believed in their model I think they would have tried a bit harder. In my opinion they have already failed to gain the trust of their citizens.

I hate to say it but I think the Chinese model with 'nationalization' of the internet and IT services has already won and we're in denial. Regional governments, "federations" are likely to continue to reduce global trade through regional nationalization and IT programs.

[rocqua]

Which power grabs by EU parliament? It is actually exceptionally powerless. Were you referring to the conflict between the EU and Poland or Hungary?

[Goety]

The EU had decided to expand their mandate into the tech sphere with regulation already proven not to work as intended/stated.

The EU mandate should not include policing of private speech through tangential monitoring services. Some wealthy European countries themselves have rather restrictive laws and approaches to private thought and through recent laws will have access to this information. The EU (non-democratic European commission with little legislation transparency) will likely to continue to grasp for more power as their competition of thought becomes more mimicry of foreign models of power than actual ingenuity.

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/chatcontrol-european-parlia...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27753727