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> Wouldn't it be better if we had government agencies draft and strictly enforce regulations to prevent this. Like say, an EPA for environment, or HIPAA for healthcare, or GDPR for consumer/business data?

Yes! Since the state enforcing this creates a legal threat. If the individual has to prosecute there is a good chance that nobody comes after them, making it viable from the companies position to be a bit too relaxed. If the state strictly goes after it the risk calculation is different.



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