Opted out, yet tracked: Are regulations enough to protect privacy?
Simple answer – no.<p>The broader problem is that the government, courts, police and everyone else who is otherwise in charge of enforcing rights in this country does not know the first thing about technology.<p>We have dealt with this problem plenty of times in the past by setting up specialized bureaus and giving them broad authority to regulate players in the space and deal with infractions (the SEC is a great example of this), but there is no such tech authority. Imagine a world where the smartest programming minds aren't just joining Google but also the agency set up to regulate Google. Imagine if in a post-scandal hearing you don't have politicians who can't figure out an iPhone ask the questions but someone who knows how to set up a network firewall and what 2FA means. Until that happens, just passing more and more laws is going to be meaningless.