[ghusto]

> Every new such legislation is another kindled fuse for the powder keg of the fury in the public against the EU

The _fury_ is an emotional overreaction, but to be fair this is exactly the kind of thing you can add to the ever growing pile of ammo for EU haters.

It has all the typical attributes:

- Well meaning

- Infective

- Good on paper

- Designed by committee

- Solves nothing

I think on balance the EU does more good than harm, but only just.

[benterix]

I couldn't disagree more when it comes to quite a few significant pieces of regulation:

* light bulbs

* unified chargers

* GDPR

* making Apple screw its customers less

[ben_w]

While I value what GDPR is trying to achieve, the response to it by all the people who want to continue to track users instead of providing non-tracking alternatives, does seem to justify the criticism that @ghusto listed.

[talldayo]

It certainly justifies criticism of companies that insist on tracking users. I do not know how you could twist this into "ammo for EU haters" when GDPR's biggest stipulation is forced disclosure. The only people that earnestly complain about GDPR are people that directly benefit from the unknowing exploitation of user data.

[ben_w]

It isn't me doing the twisting here, rather the websites which are performing malicious compliance.

As I said, I value what GDPR is trying to achieve.