Maybe you won't be so depressed when you realize that some of the quotes in that article by Gigi Sohn ("complete and total abdication of oversight") are prima facie hyberbole, and thus we can dismiss them as politically motivated. How can I say it's hyberbole? The rest of the article tells us that there are lawsuits, prosecutions, and FCC investigations. That doesn't sound like a complete and total abdication of oversight. Is the problem serious? yes. Is it ongoing? yes. Is there regulatory capture? yes. But is nothing being done about it? no.
I think you're overreacting. The Sohn quote is referring specifically to oversight by relevant government agencies. Lawsuits are not relevant to the statement. The article implies that the FCC investigation into location data sharing was, at best, proceeding slowly.
Perhaps. I mostly concur with the article. I think FCC deregulation was poorly done. I'm not happy with the wording of my prior statement but I'm not going to edit it. What I was thinking when I wrote it was "cheer up, things will work out okay"
