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Re:How Google is forcing us to make our open source VoIP app... by maxboone on Thursday October 20, 2022 @04:51PM (#33280521)
It's not, it's a Dutch company
Re:How Google is forcing us to make our open source VoIP app... by moffkalast on Thursday October 20, 2022 @05:13PM (#33280794)
The Dutch colonized South Africa again eh? Old habits die hard.
Re:How Google is forcing us to make our open source VoIP app... by _djo_ on Thursday October 20, 2022 @06:04PM (#33281415)
No it’s not, why would you claim it was? The domain TLD is South African (.co.za), the phone number listed is in Cape Town, and it’s a South African registered company.

> Voys Telecom SA (Pty) Ltd A company with limited liability duly incorporated in terms of the Companies Act of South Africa, 71 of 2008, with registration number: 2013/114285/07, hereinafter referred to as “the Service Provider”;

Re:How Google is forcing us to make our open source VoIP app... by prvit on Thursday October 20, 2022 @06:14PM (#33281501)
Re:How Google is forcing us to make our open source VoIP app... by _djo_ on Thursday October 20, 2022 @06:26PM (#33281613)
Ah, got it. Yup, the Dutch office is the original one, there are a bunch of others around the world.

As far as I can tell though each different country office operates largely independently, almost as a franchise. So it might still be that the South African branch, with a registered local entity and no EU-based customers is more focused on POPI than the GDPR.

Re:How Google is forcing us to make our open source VoIP app... by chooma on Friday October 21, 2022 @05:19AM (#33286154)
We're an international telco, with two separate local entities & local teams, that are governed by different laws. The voys.nl website most certainly has the cookie consent screen.