You Know GDPR Is Good Based on Who Hates It
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GDPR's spread and hate from tech giants prove it's effective privacy regulation.
The author argues GDPR is effective because its opponents-surveillance capitalists-hate it. Cookie banners are malicious compliance by adtech to exhaust users. GDPR Day (May 25, 2018) followed the 1970 Hessian data law; 126 countries now have similar laws. The "Brussels Effect" means companies comply to access the EU market. Max Schrems' 2011 complaint against Facebook voided Safe Harbor. Japan tightened privacy laws to secure an EU data deal in 2019. The US cannot pass federal privacy law due to lobbying by Google, Facebook, and others.
Critics say banners are user-hostile; defenders reply they expose surveillance. Many note GDPR doesn't mandate banners-they come from malicious compliance and the ePrivacy Directive. The thread splits between those blaming regulators and those blaming adtech for the bad UX.