[lin83]

> In the western world the vast majority of people I know already have zero issues being tracked, advertised to, recommended to, and generally manipulated for "engagement" and profit.

The vast majority of people have no thought out opinion on the matter. They have no idea how much data is gathered about them, how it's sold and how it's used. Ignorance is not the same as affirmation.

[lazyier]

In sincerely doubt that goal of this legislation is to "curb information gathering".

This is kinda the entire point of their social credit system.

[HarryHirsch]

As if the West didn't have social credit system. Not too long ago, there was a discussion here about algorithmic tenant scoring, and there were users here defending the practice. In China there's at least some legislation to curb abuses. In the US, not so much.

[JaimeThompson]

While the laws being selectively enforced in the West is a major issue it is a much larger issue in China. Laws like these are tools to get others to do what the government wants under implied threat.

[throwaway0a5e]

The vast majority of people are well aware that anything they put on a digital device gets vacuumed up. Whether make witty quips about corperate overlords or their FBI agent is immaterial.

I know HN has a lot of people who subscribe to beliefs in the same ballpark as "people are stupid and need to be helped" but rest assured, people are well aware that they're getting bent over when it comes to their data.