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> If it's anything like the cookie consent,

It won’t. It will just replace the common “no one reads but clicks” TOS. And the user can change her mind anytime she wants.

> The amount of "no clue what this is" among non technical people I know is 100%.

If you can’t explain a non engineer or scientist how personal is collected and used it’s probably not a bad idea to outlaw this practice.

> But the EU pats itself on the back cause they're tackling privacy issues. It's a joke.

It’s certainly not enough but a step in the right direction.




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