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Re:Google loses EU appeal and is fined a record $4B by robertlagrant on Thursday September 22, 2022 @10:44AM (#32939480)
I doubt that giving the power to overseas nations to criminalise and incarcerate US citizens has no downsides.
Re:Google loses EU appeal and is fined a record $4B by cyphar on Thursday September 22, 2022 @10:49AM (#32939585)
Believe it or not, committing a crime in a foreign country as a US citizen will result in you being incarcerated in said country regardless of your citizenship status.
Re:Google loses EU appeal and is fined a record $4B by einpoklum on Thursday September 22, 2022 @11:31AM (#32940330)
Most crimes committed by US citizens in foreign countries are in the context of their military service: War crimes. And instead of being incarcerated for those, they just complete their tour of duty and go home. With any luck there's some public outcry about their crimes, but often not even that. The US is also not party to the Rome statute (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome_Statute), and has even threatened to personally target International Criminal Court employees if they try to prosecute US citizens.

... but I suppose you're right about more mundane, non-government-sanctioned crimes.

Re:Google loses EU appeal and is fined a record $4B by robertlagrant on Thursday September 22, 2022 @11:42AM (#32940509)
I do believe it. But that's not relevant, because OP is talking about an additional power.
Re:Google loses EU appeal and is fined a record $4B by cyphar on Thursday September 22, 2022 @11:46AM (#32940572)
In that case the argument should be about whether or not it should be a criminal offense at all (meaning whether European CEOs should be jailed in the case of malicious actions against their users). The fact it would theoretically extend to people in the US (good luck extraditing them) is IMHO not really an important thing to consider.
Re:Google loses EU appeal and is fined a record $4B by robertlagrant on Thursday September 22, 2022 @12:36PM (#32941315)
Well, that was the example this thread was talking about. You could change the topic and make what we were talking about unimportant, but that seems a bit churlish to phrase it that way : - )
Re:Google loses EU appeal and is fined a record $4B by markdestouches on Thursday September 22, 2022 @10:55AM (#32939685)
You are already eligible for punishment for crimes committed in foreign countries. I don't see how this makes things any different.
Re:Google loses EU appeal and is fined a record $4B by robertlagrant on Thursday September 22, 2022 @11:41AM (#32940500)
Some crimes, yes. If it doesn't make things different, then there's nothing to change. If it does change things, then that's because the US would be allowing it for non-crimes.
Re:Google loses EU appeal and is fined a record $4B by ocdtrekkie on Thursday September 22, 2022 @10:53AM (#32939640)
Both individuals have committed crimes (perjury, for starters) here in the United States as well. We can jail them here!
Re:Google loses EU appeal and is fined a record $4B by robertlagrant on Thursday September 22, 2022 @11:43AM (#32940519)
They can certainly be jailed for crimes, yes.
Re:Google loses EU appeal and is fined a record $4B by registeredcorn on Thursday September 22, 2022 @10:53AM (#32939641)
I understand what you mean, but keep in mind that many nations do have extradition treaties with one another.