alt Hacker News-In the EU it is a political discussion.
-In the USA, the government buys the data legally from the parties who are allowed to collect it and there are no political discussions.
One of these is obviously better than the other.
-In the EU it is a political discussion.
-In the USA, the government buys the data legally from the parties who are allowed to collect it and there are no political discussions.
One of these is obviously better than the other.
> "In the EU, there is a a political discussion about outlawing privacy."
> "In the US, the government is using illegal methods to violate rights granted by the constitution."
Agreed one is obviously better than the other. The EU treats privacy as a privilege granted by the government while the US treats it as a fundamental right.
I'm not a fan of the US gov but I also don't agree with the candy colored view of the EU as an institution that does no wrong and when it does its a "well intended but misguided".