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This isn't the first time the German government is doing something like this. Previously, they've established laws that dictate the way in which buttons must be
by Oculus 13y ago
This isn't the first time the German government is doing something like this. Previously, they've established laws that dictate the way in which buttons must be presented on ecommerce websites[1].
1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxBaDs0sGPw&t=38m18s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxBaDs0sGPw&t=38m18s - Shopify CEO discussing international expansion.
- gurkendoktor 13y agoExcept this time it wasn't the German government but a single (local) judge - whereas the "Buttongesetz" was indeed promoted by the federal minister of justice, who was trying to address end-user complaints. A better comparison would be that people with an open WiFi are liable for what their users do in Germany. Which means that small shops rarely offer WiFi, and large chains track people's identities as if they were Google.