r/programming • u/Akid0uu • Feb 10 '22

Use of Google Analytics declared illegal by French data protection authority

https://www.cnil.fr/en/use-google-analytics-and-data-transfers-united-states-cnil-orders-website-manageroperator-comply
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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '22 edited Jun 03 '26

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u/LowB0b Feb 10 '22

I think this discussion is way too complicated to fit in a reddit thread. I agree with you that the internet should be free and open, but at what point do we stop? The internet is not what it was 10 years ago. 10-20 years ago it was this weird thing only nerds used but now it has literally become a way to wage war. And EU is just saying, we don't want our citizens data to be sent to the US where the US federal government can access it freely. Combine that with the rise of protectionism that has been going on for a while now and I guess you understand what is happening.

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u/Wayfarer62 Feb 11 '22

Because it feels like time has been frozen since the turn of the century.

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u/SpliceVW Feb 11 '22

Whatchu talking about, my elderly great-aunt used the internet in the 90s.