An "oh shit" moment where folks find themselves in a concentration camp because of data leaked from their devices would probably do the trick.

Now I don't actually have the knowledge but isn't something like the FCC partially there to ensure that this sector continues evolving in the same direction as any ol' utility?

Anyhow, I'm writing this from the EU where we actually have effective GDPR regulation. Fines for crossing that line are more than just wrist slaps. Outside of that somewhat similar on that oligopoly telecom front.

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Nextgrid 3 days ago | parent [-]

> effective GDPR regulation. Fines for crossing that line are more than just wrist slaps.

Yeah the GDPR is only effective on paper. In practice, the enforcement of it is near non-existent. It is and has always been more profitable to breach the GDPR than comply with it.

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scyzoryk_xyz 2 days ago | parent [-]

Please provide source on this. Profitable how? Always when? Enforcement nonexistent?

It's enough that the internal legal team keeps an eye on compliance to have had an enormous effect in itself.

I'm sorry but no. Every day I encounter something related to GDPR here in the EU. Companies big and small would not do all this if enforcement were "near non-existent"

	▲	Nextgrid 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Source: all those websites with annoying "cookie banners" where it's easier to accept than to decline. The GDPR does not approve of that (it should be as easy to consent as it is to decline, otherwise the consent is void for GDPR purposes). Not to mention a lot of them aren't even implemented properly and personal data is leaked to third parties before any consent is given. But everyone does it and keeps doing it (there's an entire ecosystem of those "consent management platforms" that include built-in features to breach it, including per-country variations so you can vary your non-compliance depending on the ferocity of that country's DPA and your risk-appetite). And this is just the tip of the iceberg - I've seen things inside organizations that are not compliant either, but there's no point even talking about those if even the basic and obvious things like online consent flows not being enforced. Here's a report from Noyb exposing the reality on the ground, quite a contrast with the tech-bros' fear-mongering: https://noyb.eu/en/data-protection-day-only-13-cases-eu-dpas...