This is a victory in a long fight, not just against blanket police surveillance, but also against a culture in which private, for-profit companies build special tools to allow law enforcement to more easily access companies’ users and their data—all of which ultimately undermine their customers’ trust.

Remember, it’s very easy to announce something, keep an eye on them to make sure they follow through

  • thesporkeffect@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    10 months ago

    The battle for consumer privacy is trench warfare. You have to fight for every inch. This is a positive even though it’s not a perfect outcome

    • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      10 months ago

      But this isn’t a law. Companies say all kinds of baseless shit and outright lies. Quite frankly, I don’t believe them.

    • umbrella@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      this is just a company saying unverifiable things so they can sell you shit.

      we won nothing.