Ten years ago digital privacy advocates had a tough job. The fact that they still do today, is one of the most glaring governance failures of recent times.
Governments just can't seem to get their act together on this. Its pointless to revisit the spectrum of reasons ranging from incompetency to complicity. If you want a populist framing this is like knowingly lowering the gates of the castle and letting expert pickpockets rush in and have a field day with the unsuspecting citizens.
Maybe stressing that this inaction undermines the future of the digital economy and society would fly better with the political class. Digitization is our bright "future", no?
Economic actors will act according to the signals they get from government and its institutions as to what is allowed. If those signals are non-existing or mixed they will invest in the "wrong" direction.
Governments just can't seem to get their act together on this. Its pointless to revisit the spectrum of reasons ranging from incompetency to complicity. If you want a populist framing this is like knowingly lowering the gates of the castle and letting expert pickpockets rush in and have a field day with the unsuspecting citizens.
Maybe stressing that this inaction undermines the future of the digital economy and society would fly better with the political class. Digitization is our bright "future", no?
Economic actors will act according to the signals they get from government and its institutions as to what is allowed. If those signals are non-existing or mixed they will invest in the "wrong" direction.