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Such a US-centric way of thinking. Not every country is as sue-happy as the US.
by withinboredom 4y ago
Such a US-centric way of thinking. Not every country is as sue-happy as the US.
- killerdhmo 4y agolol dude, Google is being sued in like a dozen countries https://qz.com/google-is-in-a-world-of-trouble-from-governments-everyw-1849708614 https://qz.com/google-is-in-a-world-of-trouble-from-governme... (and this article is from last year)
- skinkestek 4y agoAnd for very good reasons. The way to avoid lawsuits in civilized countries is to avoid breaking the laws east and west. Start with the GDPR: There is no competent lawyer that doesn't understand the basics of GDPR, there are only companies that are testing if they can get away by playing dumb.
- scarmig 4y agoAvoiding breaking the law, here, means not allowing users in those countries to use services.
- smolder 4y agoThat, or adjusting their business model in those regions so that pervasive surveillance and privacy invasion aren't their core product. Apparently that's so hard that GDPR detractors can't even acknowledge it as a possibility! Honestly, I see it as a red flag that someone is arguing in bad faith.
- yftsui 4y agoBig companies would love to know what countries that they will never get sued and deal all shady stuff there, does it exist?
- ajmurmann 4y ago"shady stuff" like relying on users to be able to use their browsers cookie settings.
- VWWHFSfQ 4y agoWhat absolute nonsense. This is a list of countries just off the top of my head that has sued Google in the last decade: United States European Union (which consists of multiple member states) Australia France Germany Italy Spain Russia India Brazil South Korea Turkey Canada
- withinboredom 4y agoMy current country isn't on that list. Obviously, you're missing well over a hundred countries on that list.
- wtf_is_up 4y agoGoal posts: moved
- pb7 4y agoIn today’s episode of “people from countries that create nothing whining about not having access to other countries’ technologies”…
- withinboredom 4y agoI suspect you like watching DVDs and using your Bluetooth headphones while connected to your WiFi?
- HarHarVeryFunny 4y agoThe members of the EU are countries, not states (& the EU itself is a political/economic alliance, not a country).
- CptFribble 4y ago"State" in this context is the same as the state in "head of state," AKA "a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government." Other examples of this usage are "nation-state" and "city-state." It is common to refer to the members of the EU as "member states."
- mywittyname 4y agoThe billions of dollars in fines that EU countries have levied against Google for various complaints in the past decade or so indicate the opposite.
- fnordpiglet 4y agoBut many are anti US tech regulatory happy.
- PavleMiha 4y agoGoogle isn’t worried about individuals suing them, they’re worried about governments or entities like the EU fining them