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You are implying that strict anti-emission laws caused uncontrolled emissions by Volkswagen vehicles.

But Volkswagen was very discreet about it, and when uncovered everybody was against them. Website are being obnoxious, instead, and people accuse the law. Go figure!

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I don't see the relation to the story about VW and emissions. VW broke the law, while the websites are following it.

Arguably by your logic the emissions laws incentivize cheating, much as folks see the GDPR incentivizing annoying users -- to nag regulators to change the rules back in the company's favor.

It's a stretch though. I prefer more obvious analogies.

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