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It is not trivial, the existence of you job makes that self-evident. If it was trivial companies wouldn't need a DPO, would they? I would love to see you walk up to your employer and tell them that your job is trivial and anyone can do it...

You might not see this yourself, but the fact that even a small company needs a DPO in order to interpret data protection regulation IS the problem! But I am sure you are not complaining... It needs to be simplified so a small company can be GDPR compliant without requiring a DPO.

This problem is recognized in the report from the EU commission linked in the article, which is why they are acting.

The fact that small startups cannot even take off because they cannot afford to hiring the bureaucrats required to interpret and be compliant with regulation is a massive problem and one of the reasons Europe's economy is stagnating. It is not about exploiting personal data, it is about the cost of bureaucracy killing European startups in their infancy.

They intend to simplify compliance, not axe the law. And this is needed if Europe wants to make itself independent of USA and China on the tech front.

You who are against this, have you ever had to deal with GDPR? It is a nightmare and I am certain American big tech is secretly celebrating it, because it kills any European startup alternatives, because they cannot afford to employ enough people to be compliant with the law and if they try to do it with existing personnel they don't have enough time left over to actually run their business.

If you have ever complained that there aren't enough European alternatives, GDPR and other legislation is the reason why. USA shoots itself in the foot with tariffs and we Europeans shoot ourselves in the foot with regulations. I am just really glad the EU commission has realized this and are fixing it.

I don't really understand much about this, but it sounds very exciting! I would love for Europe to start making a lot more advanced high performance chips. I know there are a few foundries, but they seem low key and only making basic chips. Not that I know much about chip designs and manufacturing...

You won't find what Trump is thinking by analyzing the works of Alexandr Dugin, nor the intentions of Europe/EU. Please don't read that extremist propaganda, it will not do you any good. He is probably clinically insane.

While Putin does like some of what he is writing, I am absolutely certain he is cherrypicking what he likes from it and ignores the rest. But Putin is probably also clinically insane, so that doesn't really help...

Also, Putin and by tradition Russia considers EVERYONE an existential threat, unless they completely submit to Russia and Putin. The Russians have a saying: "Russia only has two allies, the army and the navy." That probably tells you everything you need to know.

What is more interesting to me is what China thinks of Russia and EU. If you can find a credible work on that, I'd be interested.

Trumps adoration and wish to mimic anti-democratic dictators has long preceded the closing ties of China and Russia.

Geopolitical analysts are trying to rationalize the actions of a megalomanic narcissist who has no interests beyond making himself look good. It is a case of "If Your Only Tool Is a Hammer Then Every Problem Looks Like a Nail".

This is a case for a psycoanalyst, not geopolitical analysts. Trump is not trying to do some grand strategic reverse-Nixon, he just has a bro-crush on Putin and wants to be like him and be his friend.

EU and China are just acting as two rational geopolitical actors: "the enemy of my enemy is my friend". It should be noted that EU doesn't have any territorial beefs with China, it is all economics and trade issues. Which both are interested in solving or hitting pause on while they deal with Trump who contests territorial claims of both EU and China.

If anything, Trump is doing an inverted-Nixon, pushing US allies closer to China, and pulling Russia closer to US. Not in the interests of USA, but in all in an attempt to make himself look good and to live up to his dream of being a land-conquering dictator like Putin.

That my analysis anyway.

Well the difference is that EU tries to impose fair rules that will benefit (or hurt, as is too often the case) everyone equally, while Trump wants to impose unfair rules that only benefit US corporations and himself.

How reliable is the production of tidal energy? Is it intermittent in production like wind power?

"The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer."

You learn something new every day.

Thanks for letting me know! I suspected it was wrong, but didn't know what was correct. I was however certain that someone would correct me XD

We have have CETA, which has the intent to harmonize our economies and trade already so we are pretty tight already.

Are we talking about Quebec? Because I'm pretty sure it is part of Canada, as strange as it might seem...

(FYI I love you Quebecians, I am sorry if I hurt anyone's feelings!)

What happened to Tusk's leg?