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The article basically claims that google won't bother to follow developments in UK regulation, and instead ask all users to accept a move to US regulation. Pres

The article basically claims that google won't bother to follow developments in UK regulation, and instead ask all users to accept a move to US regulation. Presumably this means stopping service for those that don't accept.

krick 7y ago
So, basically: "Fuck your laws, you won't dare to do anything, because your citizens cannot live without us anyway, lol"?
- squiggleblaz 7y ago
  If that were the claim, it wouldn't work. It could only work if the citizens could live without it. If it's necessary, then it will simply mean a little more money for a few more features (needed for France and Germany anyway) will let the company rake it in, so they will comply.
  - krick 7y ago
    I don't understand what you are saying. I see it only working if citizens couldn't live without it, because if they can government can just forbid Google from operating in their jurisdiction, e.g. by simply blocking them. On the contrary, if it's necessary, it's Google who has leverage in the case of the conflict with the foreign government.
dddbbb 7y ago
> An employee familiar with the planned move said that British privacy rules, which at least for now track GDPR, would continue to apply to that government’s requests for data from Google’s U.S. headquarters. It quite literally says the opposite of that. I don't think Google could continue to do business in the UK if they just ignore regulation, nor could they ask users to waive their own rights. All this seems to be is moving the location at which data-related requests for the UK are handled, which is probably because the Irish office is smaller and it is easier to keep them focussed solely on EU law.
- squiggleblaz 7y ago
  It doesn't say the literal opposite of it. Your quote says "British privacy rules would continue to apply to [UK government] requests for data". This is very different from British privacy rules applying to private requests for data. Under the GDPR, and presumably British law, a private person can get a copy of your data and demand that it be deleted. According to your quote, there's no suggestion that will continue to be available. It may, or it may not, but it is not specified.

krick 7y ago

So, basically: "Fuck your laws, you won't dare to do anything, because your citizens cannot live without us anyway, lol"?

squiggleblaz 7y ago
If that were the claim, it wouldn't work. It could only work if the citizens could live without it. If it's necessary, then it will simply mean a little more money for a few more features (needed for France and Germany anyway) will let the company rake it in, so they will comply.
- krick 7y ago
  I don't understand what you are saying. I see it only working if citizens couldn't live without it, because if they can government can just forbid Google from operating in their jurisdiction, e.g. by simply blocking them. On the contrary, if it's necessary, it's Google who has leverage in the case of the conflict with the foreign government.

dddbbb 7y ago

> An employee familiar with the planned move said that British privacy rules, which at least for now track GDPR, would continue to apply to that government’s requests for data from Google’s U.S. headquarters. It quite literally says the opposite of that. I don't think Google could continue to do business in the UK if they just ignore regulation, nor could they ask users to waive their own rights. All this seems to be is moving the location at which data-related requests for the UK are handled, which is probably because the Irish office is smaller and it is easier to keep them focussed solely on EU law.

squiggleblaz 7y ago
It doesn't say the literal opposite of it. Your quote says "British privacy rules would continue to apply to [UK government] requests for data". This is very different from British privacy rules applying to private requests for data. Under the GDPR, and presumably British law, a private person can get a copy of your data and demand that it be deleted. According to your quote, there's no suggestion that will continue to be available. It may, or it may not, but it is not specified.