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> and I am far from sure its a good thing.

Why? It's good for consumers (more practical) and the planet (less ewaste).

> Right to privacy in various forms far predates the EU.

Online? As a concept yes, but as a legal framework, not really.

> A copy of a policy of a country that has left the EU, and is far from popular there, and looks like being reversed there.

The UK system isn't actual competition though. There are concession that get local monopolies. So for the vast majority of trips, there is one private company that operates these trains on that route. It's the worst of all worlds. In the EU, anyone can start operating on any route.

> The US was very good at that historically, and there are plenty of regulators around the world with the same concerns.

And which one has done anything? The only recent one I recall is the UK's blocking Faceboo's acquisition of Giphy.



> less ewaste

You might not be aware of the many USB standards: A, B, C, 1.1, 2, 3, 3.1, 3.2 - each with own devices and sometimes cables




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