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Re:Germany's blanket data retention law is illegal, EU top c... by ghiculescu on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @04:15PM (#32917186)
You can opt out of using Google or buying Chinese phones more easily than you can opt out of being German. Governments have more unchecked power and should be held to a higher standard accordingly.
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Re:Germany's blanket data retention law is illegal, EU top c... by immibis on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @04:43PM (#32917540)
In the EU, you can very easily opt out of living in Germany.
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Re:Germany's blanket data retention law is illegal, EU top c... by moonchrome on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @04:51PM (#32917640)
That's like saying you can solve a pest infestation problem in your house by blowing it up.
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Re:Germany's blanket data retention law is illegal, EU top c... by sleeplessworld on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @11:08PM (#32920418)
First this made me really laugh. Second I had to really think about it. Third I realised that this is actually completely correct.
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Re:Germany's blanket data retention law is illegal, EU top c... by djbebs on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @09:51AM (#32925145)
Can I opt out of German interference in my country via the EU?
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