What is the saying, "Cutting off the nose to spite the face"? As Europe continues to add laws and regulations targeted at American tech companies they will further prevent any innovative businesses from growing and thriving in Europe. Also before you respond, I am really not interested in legalist arguments, especially when the laws themselves were designed by and for entrenched interests. It's been 17 years since th…
-Facebook makes it nearly impossible to delete your account permanently or reactivates on accidental clicks from 3rd party websites(which increases their metrics),
-You can be opted in for email messaging without you opting in explicitly (increases advertising companies "reach"),
-Uber just ignored regulations it didnt like, or would be detrimental to their bottom line if they actually followed them.
This mentality is wholly rewarded in the US, that isnt necessarily a good thing.