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Meta and TikTok are obstructing researchers' access to data, EU commission rules

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187 points anigbrowl | 1 comments | 29 Oct 25 22:54 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source
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dmix ◴[29 Oct 25 23:46 UTC] No.45754615[source]▶
I'd hate to be the engineer that has to deal with these requests. Not even a formal government investigation, just any number of random 3rd party researchers demanding specialized access.
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consumer451 ◴[29 Oct 25 23:58 UTC] No.45754706[source]▶
> Engineer

Let me know when devs get stamps that make them legally liable for their decisions. Only then will that honor be applicable to software.

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1. rcbdev ◴[30 Oct 25 07:04 UTC] No.45757153[source]▶
In Austria, and I assumed other parts of the developed world, you can of course become a software civil engineer. (Ziviltechniker) It's a rather exhausting process requiring at least a graduate degree in the field, a few years of apprenticeship with licensed civil engineer and multiple examinations leading to becoming licensed.

But as a reward, you get a shiny stamp with our governments sigil for you to put under your professional judgements, giving them the same significance in a court as legal notices or attestations.