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Thankfully Sweden got GDPR, which protects from collecting data "just because you can".



> Thankfully Sweden got GDPR, which protects from collecting data "just because you can".

Not really.

https://blog.instantor.com/ultimate-guide-gdpr-impacts-on-cr...


A. This is a source that is part of the problem industry (and therefore expected to paint a rosy picture).

B. This source also states that the GDPR prevents data harvesting without consent, which it mentions continuously throughout this article.




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