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The European Commission is gearing up to publish the world’s first comprehensive space law.

Not content with regulating fertilizers, cars and cheeses, Brussels is looking to create an EU Space Label it could soon slap on rockets and satellites as part of efforts to force companies to use orbit responsibly.

“With each passing day, space is becoming more like the Wild West, and it's time to have European rules,” said Christophe Grudler, a member of the European Parliament from France who is leading legislative work on IRIS2, the EU's answer to SpaceX's Starlink satellite communications system.

The European Commission is expected propose the world's first comprehensive space law after Easter.

According to documents seen by POLITICO, the bloc's diplomats have been briefed on plans to create an EU Space Label that will be used to designate companies that play by the new rules on sustainability and security, much in the same way that the bloc uses eco-labels to certify washing machines or televisions.

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[-] sramder@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago
[-] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 years ago

Yes like they fixed cookies. It is not the EU's fault that users don't realize that cookie banners aren't required if the service is not doing anything shady.

[-] sramder@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Oh they are all doing something shady, don’t kid yourself ;-)

[-] cybervseas@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Install the consentomatic add-on and it takes care of most of those dialogs for you transparently, while respecting your preferences.

[-] sramder@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Thank you for the recommendation.

Love it, been running it for years. It’s probably saved my sanity numerous times :-)

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