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by drstewart 13 days ago
I love how Europeans claim they aren't one country but then refuse to specify where they're from.

Anyway that sounds like a very specific view only in your country since it's completely fine in the North American country in which I live.
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watwut 13 days ago
He did not said it is true in every single EU country. He said it is false in his one.

He also said it is US-centric view. Which it is. Americans tend to think all the other countries are just little worst America or enemies. And get real angry when EU countries dont just project simplified American politics, but have their own equally complex one.

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drstewart 13 days ago
Nothing in the original post mentioned the US.

Germans all think this way. What a German-centric view. Germans tend to think anything they don't do is just America-centric. And get real angry when other countries dont just have the same German views, but have ones that may be closer to America.

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whilenot-dev 13 days ago
With a bit of clicking around you could easily find out to which country I'm referring to. I know neighboring countries have similar rulings, so how does that really change anything?

GP made some US-centric statements in, absolute form, in a thread about initiatives from the European legislature... make it make sense, please. As EU citizen I don't yearn for inspiration from the US legal system when it comes to matters of privacy. The rights to privacy of any individual shouldn't be waved aside just because they happen to be situated in public space.

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