[uncletammy]

How does the EU solution make user's whole? At least with class actions, users get to see a few pennies.

I'm not trying to make an argument against strong regulatory bodies. We need those for sure. It would just be nice if the users were compensated for the exploitation and abuse they're subjected to.

[devmor]

The US solution does not make users whole and does not meaningfully change anything.

The EU solution meaningfully changes the offending company's behavior. I would rather have significantly less breaches of my information than a check for $6 in the mail every couple months.

[Chiron1991]

> The EU solution meaningfully changes the offending company's behavior.

Citation needed. I'd imagine they just add a tiny markup to their prices to pay the eventual fine instead of investing huge amounts of money into fixing their broken processes. Comparing the list of EU-issued fines against the respective companies' profits shows that they can simply afford to make those mistakes instead of preventing them.

[newZWhoDis]

>The EU solution meaningfully changes the offending company's behavior

How are those cookie consent popups working out?

[rubitxxx9]

The EU solution provides incentive for the government to attack large businesses with lawsuits. That’s predatory and will lead to large businesses trying to lobby the EU to go after their competitors.

That just seems dysfunctional.