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Wow, that's one wild legal theory, especially given Italy is (IIUC) already taxing the ads that actually produce the revenue via the Digital Services Tax. Why
by jsnell 4y ago
Wow, that's one wild legal theory, especially given Italy is (IIUC) already taxing the ads that actually produce the revenue via the Digital Services Tax.
Why stop at user registration? The service can collect user data for anonymous users just the same. And why stop at collection of user data being the quid pro quo in the exchange? If a site is letting people use it for free, the site must be getting something of value from that user no matter how undefinable, and that value can be taxed.
- wizzwizz4 4y ago> Wow, that's one wild legal theory, In some jurisdictions, contracts require a quid pro quo in order to be valid. I don't know whether Italy is one of them – but don't big tech people keep talking about how their services are a fair exchange for your data?[0] Your "anonymous users" point seems reasonable. Your second does not: blatantly assuming that all free services are extracting a profit is foolish, and not something I've seen officials actually do. [0]: https://www.theregister.com/2019/02/21/zuckerberg_privacy_interview/ https://www.theregister.com/2019/02/21/zuckerberg_privacy_in...
- zoklet-enjoyer 4y agoIt's the internet. I would make sure I didn't have a physical presence in the country and just ignore it if I was in Meta's position.