Is Google Analytics illegal in your country?

Re:Is Google Analytics illegal in your country? by franklampard on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @10:52AM (#29995196)

Isn’t a legal product a better one than an illegal counterpart?

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Re:Is Google Analytics illegal in your country? by kerng on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @11:25AM (#29995748)

Only if the user (in Google's case the product) would be the one liable.

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Re:Is Google Analytics illegal in your country? by amelius on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @11:09AM (#29995504)

Nope. It's because the illegal product has lower cost (because complying to regulations costs money one way or the other).

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Re:Is Google Analytics illegal in your country? by IanCal on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @11:32AM (#29995863)

It may not be cheaper when you have to deal with the repercussions of breaking the law though.

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Re:Is Google Analytics illegal in your country? by amelius on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @01:22PM (#29997750)

Those are usually just slaps on the wrist.

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Re:Is Google Analytics illegal in your country? by whimsicalism on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @11:50AM (#29996170)

Sure, if the products and companies are identical in every other fashion, which is never true in real life.

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Re:Is Google Analytics illegal in your country? by amelius on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @01:24PM (#29997783)

Are you suggesting that legal products/services always win over illegal products in a capitalist market? Think again: Uber, AirBnb, etc.

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Re:Is Google Analytics illegal in your country? by whimsicalism on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @01:31PM (#29997906)

No, you are the one claiming that illegal products are always cheaper. I am saying it is murky.

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Re:Is Google Analytics illegal in your country? by amelius on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @02:27PM (#29998717)

The question was about otherwise identical products.

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