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> The EU's obsession with getting money from US tech companies is leading it down really dangerous paths. Gotta love the menacing language. If Meta is not hap
by surgical_fire 3y ago
> The EU's obsession with getting money from US tech companies is leading it down really dangerous paths.
Gotta love the menacing language.
If Meta is not happy with the fines they have multiple options:
1) Actually respect regulations. It's not that hard for a company with so many resources.
2) Stop operating in EU
There is no dangerous path for the EU here. The block has the right to define it's regulations, and companies have to comply or be justly punished. That's all there is to it.
- zpeti 3y agoYou can’t respect regulations that don’t exist yet. Yet that is what the EU is expecting. That’s my point. Just because someone is beating up on Facebook, which even I agree with, doesn’t mean any method is justified or is a good idea for the future.
- raron 3y agoGDPR is in effect for 5 years, and it exists since 2016...
- surgical_fire 3y ago> You can’t respect regulations that don’t exist yet. Yet that is what the EU is expecting. GDPR is not new. It has existed for quite a while. Source: I live in the EU, and worked for companies that respect GDPR regulations, having participated in projects to comply with said regulations.
- raron 3y ago> 1) Actually respect regulations. It's not that hard for a company with so many resources. It is hard if your whole business model is the opposite of data protection :-)
- surgical_fire 3y agoThis is the crux of the matter is it not? If that's the case, I hope EU keeps piling up on the fines against Facebook. Maybe it's a business that shouldn't exist on this side of the pond.