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> Microsoft makes decisions for its own benefit 100% of the time.

The nature of decisions is completely different. Microsoft cannot put you in jail, confiscate your property etc. Also, microsoft has outlived a ton of governments who lost the trust of the public.



> Microsoft cannot put you in jail, confiscate your property etc.

Without a data protection law, the government can put you in jail and confiscate your property. Companies can spy on you.

With a data protection law, the government can put you in jail and confiscate your property. Companies cannot spy on you.


With a data protection law, the government can put you in jail and confiscate your property. Companies cannot spy on you.

What you call spying, others would call a preferable alternative to directly paying for services.


Which is absurd but has nothing to do with trusting the government.


Arguing that somehow being targeted with ads to make $$$ is worse than being jailed / having your property taken is kind of tone deaf.


I didn't.




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