Google plans to move UK users' accounts outside EU jurisdiction

Re:Google plans to move UK users' accounts outside EU jurisd... by antonyh on Thursday February 20, 2020 @01:00PM (#22377018)

FAANG is just a buzzword acronym, a hook to pull in investors.

LinkedIn is Microsoft, which should also be included given it's scale. It should be FAMANG.

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Re:Google plans to move UK users' accounts outside EU jurisd... by SahAssar on Thursday February 20, 2020 @05:00PM (#22379068)

I agree about the buzzword part, but the parent did specify two FAANGs. I'd think it would be interesting to hear which two since it's obviously not Google (as the article hints that they want to move data out of the EU).

Also, the FAANG expression didn't start around scale, if that was the case netflix wouldn't have been included as early as the expression was coined. The expression was about developer compensation. That seems to have changed recently(-ish) though and now the expression is more like "unicorn" instead of just the specific companies that make up the acronym.

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Re:Google plans to move UK users' accounts outside EU jurisd... by seanmcdirmid on Thursday February 20, 2020 @01:01PM (#22377040)

But then does Microsoft implement GDPR globally, not just its LinkedIn subsidiary?

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