Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agoKey lawmakers float new rules for personal data protection; bill would make privacy a consumer rightapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1279arrow-down15
arrow-up1274arrow-down1external-linkKey lawmakers float new rules for personal data protection; bill would make privacy a consumer rightapnews.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareTechNerdWizard42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down5·3 months agoAny bill must also take into account the huge spy operations of the government internally. “Protecting privacy” sounds cool from Meta, but is useless unless it also covers the TSA, CBP, NSA, etc.
minus-squaregibmiser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31·3 months agoNo, it’s not useless. And you are comparing apples to oranges. Progress is progress. If we wait for a solution that fixes everything then we will never make progress. The all or nothing mentality people hide behind is just a cynical shield against dissapointment. So let’s pursue both. Yes, regulate the private sector. But make a separate bill that handles how our government can use data.
minus-squaresome_guy@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months ago If we wait for a solution that fixes everything then we will never make progress. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.
minus-squareWarmSoda@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·3 months agoStaircases have more than one step.
minus-squareTechNerdWizard42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoAnd they can also lead to a completely different area bypassing the real issue.
Any bill must also take into account the huge spy operations of the government internally. “Protecting privacy” sounds cool from Meta, but is useless unless it also covers the TSA, CBP, NSA, etc.
No, it’s not useless. And you are comparing apples to oranges.
Progress is progress. If we wait for a solution that fixes everything then we will never make progress.
The all or nothing mentality people hide behind is just a cynical shield against dissapointment.
So let’s pursue both. Yes, regulate the private sector. But make a separate bill that handles how our government can use data.
Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.
Staircases have more than one step.
And they can also lead to a completely different area bypassing the real issue.