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Why is there a need to comply with foolish laws? I'm sure I type stuff on lemmy.ml or elsewhere on the internet that doesn't comply with some idiot law somewhere in like Myanmar or the DPRK. Why would I concern myself with those laws.
As a European living in Canada, it's quite annoying to think about having to do extra stuff (even if it is very minimal) because one state in America passes a stupid law.
Let's not forget all the new cookie banners everyone deals with now.
People who live in California, if anyone bothers to enforce it, would have two options:
It should be implemented as "This is only required if you live in California" during setup. However, this does sound completely unenforceable. If I have a connecting flight through LA, will they send a swat team to pick me up at the airport for not setting it up and using the WiFi?
Would they actually go after the people?
I expect the law would place the responsibility on the companies managing / distributing the OS. That's the reason companies are complying. People can always look for alternatives.. I'm sure there will always be homemade distros without stuff like this made by ragtag groups / communities without much of a corporate structure behind.
You don't need to take remote places like DPRK. Trust me, most Lemmy instances don't follow the laws of 27 European Union countries.
Can you share an example which laws and in what way are broken?
I support Palestine Action. From the river to the sea, Palestine must be free.
There: I've broken British and Australian laws.
Non of these countries belong to the European Union.
You're not an instance though
I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pretty sure they don't follow the GDPR (and I don't think it would even be possible given the federated nature).