[dantheman]

Watch all the tech companies leave Ireland due draconian European laws.

I don't understand, why all law must be proactive. Let people try and experiment, let norms evolve. Why must we prelegislate things, wait until facebook or someone else starts doing horrible things before passing a law.

[rickmb]

Companies and governments already did horrible things in the past few decades. That's why the laws are there. Basically the same reasons why the US has the right to bare arms.

You may want to read up on your history before you call European laws to protect the privacy, freedom and very lives of it's own citizens "draconian".

They are only draconian if you believe the rights of corporations trump those of the people. Which is basically what the US has been doing for quite a while now, not really an example other countries care to follow.

[0x12]

Tough choice. Pay tax or better consumer laws.