On: How the GDPR Will Disrupt Google and Facebook

[bad_user]

The EU just fined Google €2.42 billion in an antitrust settlement for manipulating search results.

Go get the salt.

[andy_ppp → bad_user]

Yes, the EU regularly kicks the asses of companies to help consumers in Europe. I'm sure we won't get the same protection on pesticides, pharmaceuticals/medicine, GM, white goods, monopolistic practices like this, roaming charges, etc. etc. once the UK leaves the EU.

[davedx → andy_ppp]

Indeed. The conservatives are already drooling over all the consumer/citizen-hostile things they'll be able to do once the UK is out.

[davidatyc → andy_ppp]

How come the EU doesn't care about "pesticides, pharmaceuticals/medicine, GM" ?

[twidger → davidatyc]

I think the original comment needs to be interpreted as 'EU does care, UK post-EU less likely to'

[AndrewKemendo → bad_user]

Completely different scenario - But even if it was similar they are fighting it hard [1] so I doubt they will end up paying anything close to that.

[1]http://fortune.com/2017/07/10/google-eu-fine-lawyers/