CAVOK to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 days agoThe Commission is planning a new data-retention law that would force online services to retain user metadata: who you are, your location, who you interact with, when, what device, etc.www.europarl.europa.euexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1130arrow-down1external-linkThe Commission is planning a new data-retention law that would force online services to retain user metadata: who you are, your location, who you interact with, when, what device, etc.www.europarl.europa.euCAVOK to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square25linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareplyth@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days ago Rhetorical Is it? We don’t know the real motivation which makes it difficult to convince the politicians to not do it.
minus-squareFartsWithAnAccent@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 days agoGreed for power, money and control is the real motivation as far as I can tell.
minus-squareplyth@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoThis lockdown won’t create a creative society and thus won’t create prosperity. I think everybody here knows. Are we governed by stupid people? The money and power will be gone. It’s like turning into communist eastern Europe. If they are stupid, how can they stay on top? To me, it looks more like them being intelligent and paid off. But what’s the goal?
minus-squareRedGreenBlue@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoShort term profit and corruption.
Is it? We don’t know the real motivation which makes it difficult to convince the politicians to not do it.
Greed for power, money and control is the real motivation as far as I can tell.
This lockdown won’t create a creative society and thus won’t create prosperity. I think everybody here knows.
Are we governed by stupid people? The money and power will be gone. It’s like turning into communist eastern Europe.
If they are stupid, how can they stay on top?
To me, it looks more like them being intelligent and paid off. But what’s the goal?
Short term profit and corruption.