As much as this may really damage the sector I work in, I’d cherish the clarity a stance like this could provide.
There are many businesses trying to be compliant whilst maintaining access to metrics their business depends on.
Compliance is very difficult at this time as the legal advice is shifting in different territories and there is conflicting guidance when you start to dig into it.
Id rather see a selection of activities and tactics entirely banned/regulated rather than this directive which is clearly too open to interpretation.
Appreciate the sentiment. Policy changes will probably always hurt somebody. The expectation is the the economy will realign around new goals.
In this case it's even simpler since a software company would like be able to develop a new product with hopefully more value to society than the vast majority of data collecting companies provide. I'm also not too afraid for tech workers being able to find other jobs, although I'm sorry for any other collateral damage.
There are many businesses trying to be compliant whilst maintaining access to metrics their business depends on.
Compliance is very difficult at this time as the legal advice is shifting in different territories and there is conflicting guidance when you start to dig into it.
Id rather see a selection of activities and tactics entirely banned/regulated rather than this directive which is clearly too open to interpretation.