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I don't think the illegal personal data collection is what gives Google their advantage. They don't necessarily need to abandon their current business model, up

I don't think the illegal personal data collection is what gives Google their advantage. They don't necessarily need to abandon their current business model, upholding human rights and respecting the spirit of the law would be enough.

mattlondon 7y ago
> illegal Citation needed
- dessant 7y ago
  > Google Is Fined $170 Million for Violating Children’s Privacy on YouTube https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/technology/google-youtube-fine-ftc.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/technology/google-youtube... > Google Is Fined $57 Million Under Europe’s Data Privacy Law https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/technology/google-europe-gdpr-fine.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/technology/google-europe-... > Google fined over Safari cookie privacy row https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19200279 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19200279 This was just a cursory search, and there are also several ongoing lawsuits and investigations regarding Google's data harvesting practices.