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Re:USA needs law 'a lot like GDPR' says Salesforce CEO Marc ... by ufo on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @11:28AM (#17188447)
Currently, honest companies that respect the user's data cannot compete with companies that try to profit as much as possible from our it.

I see this as similar to regulating pollution. Forbidding companies from cutting costs by polluting the air and the rivers allows for innovation and entrepreneurship in cleaner alternatives.

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Re:USA needs law 'a lot like GDPR' says Salesforce CEO Marc ... by donarb on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @11:48AM (#17188669)
What? Apple's stance on user data privacy is a selling point in the market. They're not really hurting against other companies.
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Re:USA needs law 'a lot like GDPR' says Salesforce CEO Marc ... by chomp on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @12:03PM (#17188833)
I hate iOS and love Android, the only thing keeping me buying iPhones is my support for Apple's user privacy compared to Google.
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Re:USA needs law 'a lot like GDPR' says Salesforce CEO Marc ... by ufo on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @12:10PM (#17188909)
Apple can only do that because they rule their hardware platform with an iron fist.

They also position themselves as a premium product and do not / cannot compete with google in terms of price. While apple products (and iOS specially) are very popular in the US, here in Brazil you almost never see them.

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