You Know GDPR Is Good Based on Who Hates It
latexr · hn · 2026-08-29
A blog post trending on Hacker News argues that the value of privacy regulations like GDPR can be inferred from who opposes them — the louder big tech complains, the more the regulation is hitting real pain points in data abuse.
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