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America needs to look at citizen privacy laws like they have in Canada and the E.U. For example if I log into the Facebook business manager for a company I can
by wyck 9y ago
America needs to look at citizen privacy laws like they have in Canada and the E.U.
For example if I log into the Facebook business manager for a company I can see tons of data on Americans but not nearly as many details for Canadians, it's because of these laws. The new E.U. laws are even stricter with regards to personal data and how it's used, no matter who you are.
Why there is no demand for this level of protection in the States by its citizens and representatives is crazy.
Anyone who expects goodwill from Facebook, Google or any company is seriously misguided. Privacy laws need to be in place, actual laws that are bound my the federal legal system, and not just state regulations.
- gregknicholson 9y ago> Why there is no demand for this level of protection in the States by its citizens and representatives is crazy. The U.S. is culturally much more opposed to government interference in citizens' interactions, compared to Europe. The U.S. started as a rebellion against an authoritarian government. I suspect this is because a lot of the first Europeans who migrated to North America were the self-reliant type who actually would flourish best if left alone. What we see as help or protection, they see as interference. (This doesn't explain Canada. Inexplicability is one of Canada's many charms.)
- extra88 9y agoCanada is still a constitutional monarchy so that's a difference from the U.S. that has shaped its culture.