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Re:German court rules Meta tracking technology violates Euro... by cycomanic on Thursday July 10, 2025 @07:04AM (#44519619)
It's funny how American always bring up data privacy violation fines as fleecing US companies, but never complain about the fines against car manufacturers in the US (which have been largely against non-US companies)[https://young-lawgroup.com/news/the-largest-auto-fines-in-u-... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal].

Just to clarify I completely agree with the fines in both the US and EU, remember big corporations are not your "team" (for the vast majority of you).

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Re:German court rules Meta tracking technology violates Euro... by pjc50 on Thursday July 10, 2025 @10:05AM (#44521252)
I'm also reminded of the record-breaking fines against British Petroleum.

But the entire structure of US car design is an anti-competitive barrier! There's all sorts of special extra requirements and taxes to discourage overseas manufacturers or smaller cheaper cars, and Americans are proud of that! Not to mention the recent fad for tariffs.

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