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"At a time when Russia and Russian oligarchs should be facing more scrutiny and
careful work by investigative reporters, it is actually becoming that much more
difficult to do so. And the main reason is that EU and UK “data protection”
laws, passed in a flurry with promises of protecting your privacy from the
greedy Silicon Valley Zuckerbergian overlords, is actually serving as a potent
weapon in the hands of Russian oligarchs seeking to avoid scrutiny.
For many years now, we’ve been warning people to be careful what they wish for
regarding so-called “privacy” laws. In fact, some of us specifically warned the
EU not to kill free speech in the name of privacy with its GDPR. And the US is
still exploring various privacy laws, with California leading the way with a
rushed and messy CCPA law that is similar to the GDPR that was passed a few
years ago, under the threat by a millionaire that if they didn’t pass that
terrible law, he’d use the California referendum process to pass something even
worse. Now, years after the CCPA became law, the state is finally trying to
figure out what it actually means."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
