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Re:Google Data Chief Says ‘Flawed’ EU Privacy Law Is Dead by morkbot on Thursday January 09, 2014 @06:02AM (#7029786)
What start ups and companies wish for is not always what is in the best interest of the citizen.

This is not about NSA.

Private companies gather more and more data about us without any control (especially the US-ones), so it's good that EU tries to regulate that.

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Re:Google Data Chief Says ‘Flawed’ EU Privacy Law Is Dead by awk23 on Thursday January 09, 2014 @06:12AM (#7029817)
The 'no restriction on data collection especially in the US' is a myth. There is plenty of evidence of FTC action and lawsuits to dispute your claims.
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Re:Google Data Chief Says ‘Flawed’ EU Privacy Law Is Dead by morkbot on Thursday January 09, 2014 @06:21AM (#7029839)
"Data privacy is not highly legislated or regulated in the U.S.. Although partial regulations exist, there is no all-encompassing law regulating the acquisition, storage, or use of personal data in the U.S. In general terms, in the U.S., whoever can be troubled to key in the data, is deemed to own the right to store and use it, even if the data were collected without permission."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_privacy_law#United_...

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Re:Google Data Chief Says ‘Flawed’ EU Privacy Law Is Dead by pessimizer on Thursday January 09, 2014 @06:59AM (#7029962)
>There is plenty of evidence

Then it should be easy to offer some, rather than just saying that it exists.

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