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Who cares if it's "technically illegal" if there's no fines for it. I seriously doubt that the EU will grow teeth anytime soon (but I hope to be surprised!).
by tomp 6y ago
Who cares if it's "technically illegal" if there's no fines for it. I seriously doubt that the EU will grow teeth anytime soon (but I hope to be surprised!).
- rusk 6y agoIt’s not the EU you need to worry about it’s the courts ... check out the whole Max Schrems Facebook thing and the Apple Tax stuff is yet ongoing ...
- corty 6y agoYes, but both are examples of the EU not actually wanting to do the right thing, even if the courts say so. Privacy shield was shot down by Schrems in court, only to be replaced by the EU mumbling about "standard contract clauses, just do the same as before". No billions in penalties in sight. Same for the Apple (and others') taxes in Ireland: While the Irish have been told by courts and the rest of Europe to collect the taxes they are owed, they just refuse to do so.
- rusk 6y agoNo you're out of date, the standard contract clauses thing was blown out of the water. It's a big problem for Facebook, not sure where it's at now. Also your understanding of the Apple case is a little out of whack too. There's a lot of subtlety to it, but basically the court ruled in Apple's favour on a technicality and there is a revised appeal pending.
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- llampx 6y agoWhat's the alternative? Has the FTC, FCC or any other US agency taken any action against the American big tech companies? The US sees FAANG as its babies and will protect them at all costs. Its up to the rest of the world to rein them in.
- hh3k0 6y agoGoogle/Alphabet has received more than 8 billion Euro in fines by the EU. I wouldn't generally call them toothless.
- FalconSensei 6y agoIn practice, everything that doesn't have a punishment is legal