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[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sounds like what we should have been protected from before they put mind parasites in our minds

[–] Dextofen@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's a step into into the right direction.

Doing something late is better than doing nothing at all.

Yes our data is already out there but at least we can make it illegal for them to collect more new data, it probably won't stop them but it's a start.

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 3 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Yes but I meant it as a recognition that our institutions are failing us, have been failing us for a long time.

[–] Dextofen@lemmy.ml 1 points 14 hours ago

Yeah they are.

This is a typical case of that the lawmakers have near 0 IT comprehension unfortunately.

[–] copd@lemmy.world -1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

stop crying about it and do something about it then

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 1 points 13 hours ago

Hang on, overturning the government any minute now, those elites are really hard to scrape of the asphalt