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Good points, anon @14:38. But remember the load-line rules for shipping were enforceable in the first place because they were drawn up by the dominant player in the industry. An 1876 Merchant Shipping Act passed by, say, Russia, would have been ignored everywhere else. To suggest that Europe in 2018 is in no position to set data protection regulations for the world is not necessarily to argue for a race to the bottom.