I don't think that the EFF is missing the point, I think that they're being politically savvy.
If they simply say "okay, this act is enough... for now", data vultures will be able to negotiate back some exceptions into the act. Instead, if the EFF criticises the act as being not enough, there's some chance that additional protections will get added in.
[NB: I'm not from USA nor directly affected by whatever those laws do. I'm solely an external observer.]
Did you link to the wrong article?
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/americans-deserve-more-current-american-privacy-rights-act
Good catch
Thanks.
Now that we've cleared that up, I'd just like to state for the record that I agree with the EFF, not you. Sorry.
That's what concerns me. Everyone wants to follow others these days.
If you did a little research and came up with your own conclusion good on you but I am concerned that people will just be followers.
I also think the EFF has a flare for being politically charged up for no good reason.
Agreeing with a persuasive argument is not 'being a follower.'
Frankly, the fact that this bill seems to have broad support among the same Congress that's not only renewing but expanding FISA is suspicious enough to begin with. The EFF's analysis about how it preempts potentially-stronger state laws to form a ceiling on privacy rights instead of a floor just proves the obvious: that it's a limited hangout designed to give the appearance of addressing the problem while actually shielding big business from real privacy protections with teeth.
Papers please
It depends on how "far from perfect" the bill is. I think most of the times it is wise to revise a bill before it gets passed because it becomes more complicated after that. You'd need a whole new bill for that, start at zero with that, and convince everyone that it's necessary to tackle the same issue yet again. Of course the role of the EFF also is to advocate for privacy and the people and pick on things if politicians don't do it right, not agree with a healf-hearted attempt. So they're bound to be negative about smaller issues with any proposed solution.
I see some valid concerns. There are several loopholes. Some things won't get protected. I think it's a bit strange that contractors can do whatever they want. And "pay-for-privacy" isn't what we should strive for. Sure, it aligns well with American ideology, but it only helps the rich and people with time at hand to care about such things, while exploiting the average Joe and 98% of the population.
And immediately introducing a mandatory ceiling is more caring for the big tech companies, than for the citizen.
(Edit: Concerning the "pay-for-privacy": https://lemmy.world/post/14442251 )
My biggest concern is the lack of a national privacy standard. Having different laws for each state will just confuse consumers and cost companies a lot of money.
At least it is a start
I feel like it would turn out like many regulations do, companies just match what california requires since they're typically more strict than the rest of the US
Sure, I mean the needs and wants of the consumer and the companies can be opposed to each other. It'd be convenient for the companies if it were simple(r). Maybe at the cost of the people.
I'm not that gifted with the lawmaking process in the USA. I don't really understand what is the responsibility of whom, national or federal... It sounds to me more like an issue with complexity of having a federal republic than anything with privacy...
And I mean you already have different legislation in all of the states that affect businesses and what they can sell to whom. (And how.)
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