• @brombek
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    14 years ago

    The likes of Amazon and Google “shall not use data collected on the platform… for [THEIR]own commercial activities… unless they [MAKE IT]accessible to business users active in the same commercial activities,” said the draft.

    So like all the personal information that they have stolen (bartered for services without clear consent) from people will now have to be made publicly available?!?! Nice. Golden age for fraud is coming :D

    Other parts of the draft include a rule that so-called gatekeeper platforms, those companies that wield huge power because they run the sites or marketplaces that others use to do business, should only be able to use the data they collect for narrow purposes.

    “Gatekeeper” = “Monopolist that is out of control”? So instead we do something with their lock-in power and absolute control of the market we just call them “Gatekeepers” and ask politely to share. Wow.

    … companies should not be allowed to pre-install their own applications on hardware devices, such as laptops or phones, or force other companies to exclusively pre-install their software. Separately, Brussels wants large platforms to let users uninstall any pre-installed apps on devices such as smartphones and personal computers …

    Yeah, bit too late for that but I would like that.

    Google suggested that existing rules should be modernised rather than “turning to consideration of new and distinct regulatory frameworks”.

    Sure they do. Any mild tuning of the existing regulation will only strengthen their position.