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Re:France's Government Aims to Give Itself Carte Blanche to ... by kuschku on Thursday October 01, 2015 @01:19PM (#10312781)
I do not have a choice. Google Analytics hits me everywhere, even if I do not use a Google account.

Other people having my number on their phone means Google collects that data, too.

Same with Facebook.

I have no choice to opt out, so unless they provide me such a choice, they have to be regulated by law.

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Re:France's Government Aims to Give Itself Carte Blanche to ... by tdylan on Thursday October 01, 2015 @08:05PM (#10315724)
You misunderstand the word 'choice'. You have a choice to go on sites with Google Analytics, you are not being coerced into using their products. You have a choice to not give out your number to those whom have Android phones, you have a choice not to use Facebook. You have a lot of choice, you are just choosing not to use the alternatives. Whereas Google and Apple are being threatened by force to hand over data, they do not have a choice.

On your last point, you want the same people who demand and coerce data from Google and Apple, also be the same people who make the rules for Google and Apple?

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