Facebook’s tracking of non-users ruled illegal again in Europe

Post by zaarn » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 3:21 PM UTC

emidln wrote: post #278

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I'm pretty sure that this kind of behavior will be shot down by EU or Local courts. The GDPR contains parts where it explains what kind of reasons might lead to overriding of legitimate or critical interests.

If this is the case, I imagine a lot of profitable sites will be geo-banning EU users who don't subscribe to a payment plan as a non-profitable drain on resources.

Post by the-dude » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 3:27 PM UTC

simion314 wrote: post #260

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They both can apply. The flow of traffic laws, such as the one in California, are to prevent people from going significantly below the speed limit. Its a better approach, in my opinion, then a minimum speed limit law that many states use. That said, you'll end up driving white-knuckled and fearful of your life if you dare go the speed limit on the Mass Pike. You'd have to drive 70-75 minimum here just to feel safe.

Yes, it makes sense for the minimum speed, here in Europe the max speed can't be exceeded and on top of that you have to adapt your speed to the actual condition, if is ice or the road is wet, or there is fog the law says you have to reduce your speed until you are safe, if you did not reduced it enough and did an accident you are guilty. I hate when someone drivers respecting the limit and you get jerks with big car…

Post by kazen44 » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 3:37 PM UTC

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I think the implication is more, "why are you only paying attention to us ? If you think this is a bad practice, then you should be going after our competitors , too." Corporations tend not to mind if you take away a business strategy of theirs, as long as you take it away from everybody else at the same time. If you only take it away from one corporation, that corporation will be temporarily outcompeted by the corpo…

There is a rule in Germany called "Im Unrecht gibt es keine Gleichberechtigung". Meaning when you are breaking the law you cannot point to others also breaking the law as defense.

Post by tobylane » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 3:39 PM UTC

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They are targeting companies from personal data protection-weak jurisdictions who want EU customers. To use your example, US has targeted companies from IP-protection-weak countries. Was it directly targeting China? I'd say not necessarily.

If they are targeting all companies in their jurisdiction, I have no problem with that.

Post by TomMarius » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 3:40 PM UTC

deadbunny wrote: post #241

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You can simply use Google and check the facts out for yourself, it's common knowledge (children even learn this data in school in the EU). There were no sources in the comment I replied to either. Someone also replied with one of these sources. How can my argument be US centric when I'm European and have never even visited the US?

I was explaining why your comment was likely downvoted, it's clearly not common knowledge (hence the downvotes) and the fact someone else provided sources for you doen't absolve your comment from lacking them. > How can my argument be US centric when I'm European and have never even visited the US? You don't have to be from the US for your post to sound US centric. It sounds exactly like every other "USA is da best!…