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Zuckerberg went to Congress and told them Facebook would support GDPR, as if the only thing GDPR is are just some controls you'd do at the user interface level (and as we learned today, that they're attempting to get around with dark pattern designs [1]).

GDPR is much more comprehensive than that, but most importantly it gives data privacy regulators real teeth to enforce with (fines up to 4% of global revenue).

The only way Americans (or anyone else besides EU citizens) will get GDPR protection is if GDPR-style regulation is enacted into law.

[1] https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/986591125262749696

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