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2 billion dollars just in respect of French users having to wait a few seconds and do a few clicks?

• thrwyoilarticle 5y ago
  Could we not be disingenuous? If the delay was meaningless, it wouldn't exist. There is a clear intention by these companies to bore or confuse people into signing their rights away. Consider how many lawyers are on payroll or retention at these companies who are aware of the requirements of the law, then consider that G/FB made a cynical, calculated decision to ignore it.
  • shukantpal 5y ago
    > There is a clear intention by these companies to bore or confuse people into signing their rights away These aren’t “rights”. There’s no confusion either. And people aren’t entitled to getting a service for free so they lost nothing. > Consider how many lawyers are on payroll or retention at these companies who are aware of the requirements of the law, then consider that G/FB made a cynical, calculated decision to ignore it. Irrelevant
    • thrwyoilarticle 5y ago
      They literally are rights, they're enshrined in law