Repost from https://todon.eu/@marcohackney/115992340469511552 with ALT text added.

@jwildeboer Yes, the EU tries to outlaw strong encryption.

Actual trickle down is when the EU makes a good regulation, and it ends up de-facto regulation in the US because manufacturers want to sell the same products across markets.

@jwildeboer in an on-topic reply, I was rather taken aback by the USB-C regulation. They claimed that it would reduce waste, but in reality all the cheap chinese outlets are just making shitty USB-C cables instead of other shitty cables.

A far more effective solution would have been to start setting minimum standards for each class of cable, including throughput, SNR, and expected longevity. Then, to enforce those standards, require a license obtained via a test certificate from an approved testing facility within the EU. No license? Big fine, amounting to at least 140% of the revenue generated from unlicensed sales. Amazon would have to shell out millions in such a case.

And the licensing would have to be carried out at the retailers expense, which means the testing facilities would generate jobs and taxable income within the EU. Plus, auch a regulation wouldn't stymie innovation and new cable/connector specs.

Instead, we got a poorly thought-out solution that will lock us in to a standard that will eventually no longer be suitable or fit for purpose. Grumble.

@mfru @jwildeboer

- a lot of what humans do ends up complex. It is unfortunate but we have to live with it.
- slow is usually good in politics.
- that is federalism
- define dubious in this context.
- there have been no wars on EU soil.
- yep. and frontex is not what you think it is.
- it isn't.
- that is a detail. Compromises are needed to keep everyone happy sometimes. See the first item. But yes, everything should be in Strasbourg.

@jwildeboer you are surprised you get "yes/but" answers to a "yes/but" post

@ahltorp @jwildeboer the regulation.