How GDPR is failing

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 05.23.22   WATER WORLD | 5-MINUTE READ The Wetlands Are Drowning BY GREGORY BARBER A long-term study of a marsh was meant to ask whether rising levels of CO2 could help wetlands thrive despite rising seas. The plants aren't keeping up.   IDEAS | 4-MINUTE READ Volodymyr Zelensky and the Art of the War Story BY VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN Video dispatches from the Ukrainian president skillfully dissolve Putin's delusions. We would all do well to listen.   WISHFUL THINKING | 6-MINUTE READ Welcome to the Zombie Cryptocalypse BY GILAD EDELMAN The same qualities that make cryptocurrencies go bust also explain why they refuse to die.   GDP-ARGH | 10-MINUTE READ How GDPR Is Failing BY MATT BURGESS The world-leading data law changed how companies work. But four years on, there's a lag on cleaning up Big Tech. GET WIRED Memorial Day Sale. Give yourself the gift of information. Get the print edition of WIRED and Gideon Lichfield's exclusive subscriber-only column for just $29.99 $5. Subscribe now.   PUBLIC HEALTH | 5-MINUTE READ Patients May Not Receive Miscarriage Care in a Post-Roe America BY GRACE BROWNE Doctors will be cautious about offering any treatment that could be regarded as an illegal termination—forcing patients to seek out-of-state care.   PRODUCT REVIEW | 4-MINUTE READ Motorola's New 5G Phones Are Unambitious and Boringly Functional BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU The Moto G Stylus 5G and Moto G 5G are adequate, but their screens, cameras, and software support are lackluster compared to their peers.   COMICS | 2-MINUTE READ Marvel, Please Don't Digitally Resurrect Stan Lee BY GRAEME MCMILLAN The company has signed a deal to use his likeness for the next 20 years. Maybe it's better to let him rest.   TRICK OR TREAT | 4-MINUTE READ Eufy's Treat-Dispensing Pet Camera Sends You Highlight Reels BY MEDEA GIORDANO This gizmo lets you sling treats to your dog or cat when you're away and can play out your prerecorded voice commands.   MOVIES | 7-MINUTE READ Rory Kinnear on Playing Men's Villain with a Thousand Faces BY MARAH EAKIN Well, maybe not 1,000, but at least nine.     Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.