EU privacy laws are already stronger than in the US. All Google needs to do is to actually abide by them, but being based in the US, evidently they can't. The fact that they have to try to change US government policy in order to extend privacy to their international users is a pretty sad state of affairs and a warning to potential international clients.
It’s time to extend the US Privacy Act to EU citizens
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#102Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Sure, let's wiretap cell phones of all Turks in Europe? I don't think so. Wait, Germany was actually shown to be engaging in surveillance of Turkish telecommunications... for 38 years . http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/23/us-germany-turkey-... And while you may argue that they're only targeting diplomats, policy makers, etc., NSA makes the same argument: they have to collect a lot to make it even possible to…
"Just ask the Romanian immigrant to the U.K. that lost her 'welfare tourism' case in a recent final ruling in the ECJ." That was actually a case from Germany, not the UK http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30011512 However, I agree with your broader point that there is hypocrisy from all sides in this debate.
Thanks. I wish I'd remembered that from when I read the article yesterday as in many ways it even over-emphasizes the point I was making.
Re: It’s time to extend the US Privacy Act to EU citizens
#103Speaking as an Australian: Hello! Yes please?
May be related to Australia being a part of the Five Eyes. Keep in mind though that the UK is a special case in the EU in many many ways. However there are many organizations, countries and interests involved here. There are the US, the rest of the world, the EU, the NATO, the Five Eyes, other trade agreements and even lots of special agreements (partly known for a long time, partly due to the Snowden revelations) wi…
That's a very long posting based unfortunately on an entirely false premise.
The act already has exclusions for national security. That seems unlikely to change for foreign citizens.
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#104Careful, we really don't want to set any precedent for pushing American law onto other countries - PATRIOT ACT anyone?
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#105Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not that long ago? It's longer than I've been alive. Any my parents. And my grandparents. You'd have to get to my great-grandparents before they could say they've been alive for 100 years or are able to remember anything about World War II. In relationship to the age of the planet or the age of the species, no its not a long time. In relationship to the age of the people, it's been long enough.
As a light aside: "The difference between the British and Americans is the British think 200 miles is a long distance and Americans think 200 years is a long time." I've gotten a kick out of that perspective, as it seems to support some of the odd disconnects people have with times and spaces.
Works all over Europe. I was talking to American friend who moved from US Mid West to Seattle. It's a distance of ~3,200 km. From where I am in western europe, I'd have to drive to Jerusalem to have a similar distance. Even "far away" places like Moscow were 'only' 2,500km away. The sheer distances in North America are massive compared to Europe.