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Re:WhatsApp Messaging Interoperability by cesarb on Thursday March 07, 2024 @06:27PM (#39635911)
> You may dislike it, but EU law only applies in the EU;

Even then, that consecutive 60-day limit sounds bizarre. For instance, someone who has dual citizenship could legitimately switch between an EU and a non-EU country every single month. Why shouldn't that person have access to these "Interoperable Messaging Services" when in the EU?

Re:WhatsApp Messaging Interoperability by sealeck on Thursday March 07, 2024 @06:48PM (#39636050)
If you switch every month then you will have been present in the EU within any 60-day window?
Re:WhatsApp Messaging Interoperability by htrp on Thursday March 07, 2024 @07:24PM (#39636280)
Literally lawyering up the implementation
Re:WhatsApp Messaging Interoperability by sealeck on Friday March 08, 2024 @11:03AM (#39642329)
This is definitely their tactic, and it may work because they can be incredibly obstreperous at every turn and make the commission fight every small detail tooth and nail up to the highest court.
Re:WhatsApp Messaging Interoperability by catlikesshrimp on Friday March 08, 2024 @02:53PM (#39645529)
I don't support meta and apple's approach, but while something is done about it: I suppose you can use a (paid) vpn with servers in Europe, because meta shouldn't have access to your location by any mean beside the internet connection. Just a bandaid