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The European Court Of Justice was dishing out rulings that were very in line with the data protection community. It scared Google by creating the right to be forgotten, it scared the EU commission by nullifying the EU-US data transfer agreements, it scared Facebook by making it a joint controller with site operators or websites that use their plugins, it scared the German federal ministries by treating the IP address as personal data. This however seems to be a thing of the past.
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Now: What does that mean for struggles against Big Tech, digital capitalism and data exploitation?
I'd argue: It is a wake-up call to not put too much trust in a legal system that usually gives corporations an advantage. It is a wake-up call to not put too much hope in regulation.
The law can be an ally but in times of crisis it is little more than a formal safeguard. Judges get replaced, laws get rewritten. We felt too safe for too long. If we want change we have to make it ourselves.
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If you want a longer write-up, check this article for @structural_integrity blog about the Digital Omnibus that is currently worked on in order to the lower the data protection standards in the EU:
https://www.structural-integrity.eu/regulation-disenchantment/
The day has come. After years of whispers and inklings the European Commission has at last opened hunting season for privacy rights. The so-called “Digital Omnibus“, a legislative package announced on November 19th aims at changing most of the European data regulations. Among the bounty is the Europ
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