> the overwhelming majority on HN is aware of GDPR, knows at least tangentially how poorly written EU directives are
No. Most GDPR threads on this website are full of speculation or beliefs that are backed by nothing. Most comment authors would not be able to provide a source to their claims, either with a citation from the legal text, interpretations (eg. From the EDPB, a DPA, or even the GDPRHub stuff), or actual cases. They don’t even make the effort to understand its principles (data minimization, transparency). And I don’t see how you can say that EU directives and regulations are poorly written when you don’t even take the time to read the one that may have an impact on your work. I know developpers here are not lawyers, but neither am I-but I still read the thing (and ePrivacy) so I actually know my rights, and can ask somewhat relevant questions wrt. data protection in my work.
No. Most GDPR threads on this website are full of speculation or beliefs that are backed by nothing. Most comment authors would not be able to provide a source to their claims, either with a citation from the legal text, interpretations (eg. From the EDPB, a DPA, or even the GDPRHub stuff), or actual cases. They don’t even make the effort to understand its principles (data minimization, transparency). And I don’t see how you can say that EU directives and regulations are poorly written when you don’t even take the time to read the one that may have an impact on your work. I know developpers here are not lawyers, but neither am I-but I still read the thing (and ePrivacy) so I actually know my rights, and can ask somewhat relevant questions wrt. data protection in my work.