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How would it be Googles responsibility? Asking nicely would only get you so far and honestly with GDPR and now this, the EU is becoming more and more of a liabi

How would it be Googles responsibility? Asking nicely would only get you so far and honestly with GDPR and now this, the EU is becoming more and more of a liability

rusk 8y ago
Yeah - having the state stand up for and protect your right to privacy is such a pain in the ass.
- frockington 8y ago
  I would hate to live in such a restrictive area but that is probably more a cultural difference than anything. I'd rather have competition and innovation than security and stability. In my opinion it is the main distinguishing factor between the USA and Europe
  - rusk 8y ago
    No shortage of competition and innovation here my friend. We're having this very discussion atop the world wide web which came from CERN. There's no reason why I should have to sacrifice my privacy so that a few oligarchs can add a few more zeros to their bank accounts.
    - frockington 8y ago
      All I can think of is Nokia and possibly Vodafone if those count as technology. What other big tech companies are there? Not trying to be rude, just generally curious as I don't know much about the European technology scene
      - rusk 8y ago
        I started to write a list ... but easier to google! * https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/10/meet-europe-top-tech-titans/ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/10/meet-europe-top-tech-... * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_European_companies_by_revenue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_European_compa... I actually hadn't realised Spotify was Swedish! Deezer is French. Pretty much every high-end car manufacturer. ARM. Did you know the modern three-point tractor hitch was invented by an Irishman? Modern motor cars come from Germany. The Web as I mentioned earlier comes from CERN which is a joint European project. Ericsson, Siemens, Philips. Airbus is also another joint European cooperative. Raspberry Pi. Arduino. Betfair. Jetbrains. Interesting exercise!
        rusk 8y ago
        Oh yeah and Linux

How would it be Googles responsibility? Asking nicely would only get you so far and honestly with GDPR and now this, the EU is becoming more and more of a liability

rusk 8y ago

Yeah - having the state stand up for and protect your right to privacy is such a pain in the ass.

frockington 8y ago
I would hate to live in such a restrictive area but that is probably more a cultural difference than anything. I'd rather have competition and innovation than security and stability. In my opinion it is the main distinguishing factor between the USA and Europe
- rusk 8y ago
  No shortage of competition and innovation here my friend. We're having this very discussion atop the world wide web which came from CERN. There's no reason why I should have to sacrifice my privacy so that a few oligarchs can add a few more zeros to their bank accounts.
  - frockington 8y ago
    All I can think of is Nokia and possibly Vodafone if those count as technology. What other big tech companies are there? Not trying to be rude, just generally curious as I don't know much about the European technology scene
    - rusk 8y ago
      I started to write a list ... but easier to google! * https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/10/meet-europe-top-tech-titans/ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/10/meet-europe-top-tech-... * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_European_companies_by_revenue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_European_compa... I actually hadn't realised Spotify was Swedish! Deezer is French. Pretty much every high-end car manufacturer. ARM. Did you know the modern three-point tractor hitch was invented by an Irishman? Modern motor cars come from Germany. The Web as I mentioned earlier comes from CERN which is a joint European project. Ericsson, Siemens, Philips. Airbus is also another joint European cooperative. Raspberry Pi. Arduino. Betfair. Jetbrains. Interesting exercise!
      - rusk 8y ago
        Oh yeah and Linux