Re:Outlook just asked me if I want to upgrade to bigger ads
by ceejayoz on Friday February 18, 2022 @03:04PM
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European internet companies exist within a jurisdiction that enforces a particular level of privacy protections the US does not guarantee in the slightest.
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Re:Outlook just asked me if I want to upgrade to bigger ads
by stjohnswarts on Saturday February 19, 2022 @12:15AM
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American companies operating in Europe have to follow the same laws as European companies.
Re:Outlook just asked me if I want to upgrade to bigger ads
by ceejayoz on Saturday February 19, 2022 @11:55AM
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Sure, and they're getting in trouble lately because they aren't.
Successive legal decisions are deeming "operate in Europe, but store data in the US" to be not protective enough of EU residents' data.