[GJim]

> It is very hard to live in Germany without having a google account

Which in the EU/UK, is subject to data protection law; including compulsory opt-in for sharing personal data!

Granted, the scummy adtech industry push the law to the limit ("legitimate use"), meaning we need better regulation, not less.

> The EU is not the privacy paradise some make it seem to be

Nobody said anything about paradise, though considering the unrestrained nature of adtech in the USA, I certainly know under which laws I'd rather my (and others) personal data is kept.