feels slightly maladapted

[Balacat]

①The use of privacy law to curb the tech giants in this instance feels slightly maladapted. ②This practice does not address the real worry. ③It is not enough to say that the algorithms DeepMind develops will benefit patients and save lives. ④What matters is that they will belong to a private monopoly which developed them using public resources. <----Excess quote removed by moderator (Florentia52)----->

In the first sentence, is "maladapted" used to describe the use of privacy law or people's feelings?

 

[se16teddy]

I think it means that privacy law is not a very good tool for curbing the tech giants. It is not very suitable for that purpose.

 

[Florentia52]

Please tell us where you found these sentences, Balacat.

 

[Balacat]

I think it means that privacy law is not a very good tool for curbing the tech giants. It is not very suitable for that purpose.

Thanks!!

 

[Balacat]

Please tell us where you found these sentences, Balacat.

It is from the Guardian, and the title is The Guardian view on patient data: we need a better approach