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Re:WhatsApp told to stop sharing user data with Facebook by ... by bsaul on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @03:45PM (#15964092)
This is probably true, but you may see it another way: the fact that FB isn't french makes it possible for french to get proper legislation, because it makes our government free of all economical or job pressure.

Also, I don't agree with the protectionism part. We (unfortunately) don't even have the beginning of a french competitor to facebook or whatsapp, even in the whole Europe. So asking whatsapp to comply can not possibly be seen as a way to favor the local brands. In that sense, it's completely different from what China is doing in the field.

Edit: ironicaly, the fact that FB doesn't pay any tax in France also makes our government 100% free of all pressure :D

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Re:WhatsApp told to stop sharing user data with Facebook by ... by magnusdeus123 on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @11:11PM (#15966974)
> the fact that FB isn't french makes it possible for french to get proper legislation

After watching that recent video by TechAltar where he speaks about the EU not having a lot of tech companies, I was feeling a bit low. But your point actually makes sense, and makes me think that perhaps it's for the best since the EU will actually have the political means to reign in big tech. companies - basically the big oil of this age.

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