HN as a community is so defensive about the wisdom and necessity of the spirit of the law (which isn't an unreasonably position) that a lot of commenters reflexively reject any claim that the implementation may leave something to be desired (just see the top comment in this thread). It's entirely unsurprising to me that the EU implemented this sloppily, for the simple reason that legislators all over the world are shitty at understanding tech, and sweeping changes have a high prior likelihood of being poorly implemented.
