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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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