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Re:Fig (YC S20) – Adds IDE-style autocomplete to your existi... by Rygian on Sunday May 01, 2022 @04:21AM (#31223149)
That statement means that they have chosen, by design, to be unavailable in Europe.

In Europe you must be able to prove that your software was designed from the ground up with enough safeguards for user privacy, as opposed to considering privacy requirements as a bolted-on afterthought.

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Re:Fig (YC S20) – Adds IDE-style autocomplete to your existi... by greggsy on Sunday May 01, 2022 @05:00AM (#31223339)
They would be able to argue that the data is anonymised.
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Re:Fig (YC S20) – Adds IDE-style autocomplete to your existi... by nvrspyx on Sunday May 01, 2022 @05:32AM (#31223476)
Wouldn't it be hard to argue when it's explicitly stated that it's "de-anonymized"?
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Re:Fig (YC S20) – Adds IDE-style autocomplete to your existi... by greggsy on Sunday May 01, 2022 @05:41AM (#31223523)
Oh, lol. That’s just dumb and unnecessary.
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Re:Fig (YC S20) – Adds IDE-style autocomplete to your existi... by angio on Sunday May 01, 2022 @05:30AM (#31223468)
They explicitly say the data is de-anonymised because otherwise they wouldn't be able to directly contact users.
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