Comment by _nobody

I have always wondered, what will companies do, if the law changes. Will they still "care" for the consumer, or just "comply" with the law.

[1] - lobbying by leather industry to exempt them from EU Deforestation Regulation - https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/now-exempt-from-eu-defores...

[2] - lobbying to remove due diligence on human rights violation in supply chain in certain industry sectors - https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/eu-csddd...

> They have a long history of listening and acting on what industry experts tell them

Yes, most famously the diesel gate, european automakers cheating emission tests, [3] because EU invited companies to self regulate their lab tests.

[3] - https://corporateeurope.org/sites/default/files/driving_into...

World used to believe companies used to care for them, before snowden showed up. Even now people are still surprised, when companies like LG get caught doing illegal stuff. How long before there is a scandal in EU? Fool me once...

As much as i like to believe EU "cares" about the consumer, its really stupid for someone to blindly put their faith in Mullvad. Zero trust. When you are online, you are on your own.