Comment on A Privacy Bomb Is About to Be Dropped on the California Economy and the InternetparentComments−halflings8yI wouldn't be surprised if the tech giants are actually positive on such legislation, because after the initial shock it will just help them consolidate.It's really easy to check this, and the answer is no they're not positive on such legislation:"Amazon, Microsoft, and Uber are paying big money to kill a California privacy initiative": https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/15/17468292/amazon-microsoft...Only facebook left this group of tech companies opposing this after his testimony in Washington (probably wanted to avoid even more bad PR)."Facebook exits group opposing California's proposed privacy law": https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-drops-opposition-to-calif...−mindslight8yWhile I didn't phrase that well (everybody resists change), I do stand by the assertion that they specifically will benefit in the long term.It's like how the health insurance companies were really against "Obamacare", while now it has cemented their ability to compel your patronage.
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It's really easy to check this, and the answer is no they're not positive on such legislation:
"Amazon, Microsoft, and Uber are paying big money to kill a California privacy initiative": https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/15/17468292/amazon-microsoft...
Only facebook left this group of tech companies opposing this after his testimony in Washington (probably wanted to avoid even more bad PR).
"Facebook exits group opposing California's proposed privacy law": https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-drops-opposition-to-calif...
While I didn't phrase that well (everybody resists change), I do stand by the assertion that they specifically will benefit in the long term.
It's like how the health insurance companies were really against "Obamacare", while now it has cemented their ability to compel your patronage.