On your second point, this is a very interesting distinction between American and European views of privacy that I've noticed a lot here on HN. I'm curious abou

On your second point, this is a very interesting distinction between American and European views of privacy that I've noticed a lot here on HN. I'm curious about the source of European skepticism, but from my own perspective, America has always had a skepticism of government powerfully built into our Constitution, and you can freely choose to associate or disassociate with a business at your leisure; not so with a government. I would really enjoy hearing the other perspective.