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
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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.
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.