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Yes. I really wouldn't like to be the Commission facing this one at the moment, particularly since the current US administration will presumably see this as rel
by Angostura 8y ago
Yes. I really wouldn't like to be the Commission facing this one at the moment, particularly since the current US administration will presumably see this as related to the larger international trade-war.
My personal opinion is that this isn't tradewar politicing by Europe, it's the result of a genuine interest in citizen's privacy, but I can see why it could be taken as such.
- fwdpropaganda 8y ago> particularly since the current US administration will presumably see this as related to the larger international trade-war. It's not just the administration. Every time the EU has levied fines against Google a lot of Americans on HN claim that the EU is doing it because they're jealous of how successful American businesses are.
- phobosdeimos 8y agoYeah, one would assume that when one signs a treaty with another country you try to honor that treaty. The US generally doesn't give a damn and will usually do what it wants anyway.
- Tomte 8y agoAnd that you structure your country so that you can comply. In the case of Karl and Walter LaGrand there was a clear violation of the Vienna Convention, a binding verdict by the International Court of Justice, a sympathetic US President, but the Governor of Arizona didn‘t care, and America just said „too bad, we signed this convention, but if a state doesn‘t want to comply, what can we do?“. And SCOTUS confirmed that stance.
- JumpCrisscross 8y ago> And that you structure your country so that you can comply That really ought to be taken into account in the treaty negotiations. If a company signs an agreement the company can't legally comply with, that tends to have the effect of nullifying the agreement more than forcing the company to change. (Tends to. Generally.)