March 22, 2023

March 22, 2023

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Forget A TikTok Ban, We Need To Regulate Data Brokers And Pass A Real Privacy Law https://www.techdirt.com/2023/03/21/forget-a-tiktok-ban-we-need-to-regulate-data-brokers-and-pass-a-real-privacy-law/

We’ve noted for a while now how the great TikTok moral panic of 2023 is largely a distraction. It’s a distraction from the fact we’ve refused to meaningfully regulate dodgy data b…

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just read the Economic Report of the President, pp 237-272, the crypto chapter.

it uh is *strident*. as you'd expect just after a huge disaster.

it's a great chapter, very clear and readable, and crypto is extremely upset.

“This chapter primarily examines crypto assets, whose proponents have been relearning the lessons from previous financial crises the hard way.”

“The risks presented by crypto assets stem from excessive speculation, high leverage, run risk, environmental harm from crypto asset mining, and fraudulent activities that harm retail investors and corporations.”

“This raises the question of the role of regulation in protecting consumers, investors, and the rest of the financial system from panics, crashes, and fraud related to crypto assets.”

it reads like someone has been very pissed off for a while and this was their chance to say something

also quotes James Mickens, lol

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