Lazlow
join:2006-08-07
Saint Louis, MO
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Re: Belgium fines Yahoo...
Ok, if Yahoo does not have a physical presence in Belgium, what are they going to do if Yahoo just says, "No"? Since they did not use the diplomatic channels (like they agreed to), I do not think any US court would order Yahoo to pay anything. I also think that the EU court would be reluctant to touch this one becuase of the way Belgium pursued this. |
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Wizeguy
join:2008-08-23
Safety Harbor, FL | Lets see thnis for what it is a modern day "let me zee your papers"... |
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sonicmerlin
join:2009-05-24
Cleveland, OH | reply to Lazlow
No one cares about Belgium. They're a worthless country that very few people would be sad to see broken up. |
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Jason Levine
Premium
join:2001-07-13
USA
| reply to Lazlow
Beyond the "no presence in Belgium" issue, there's another issue. The prosecutor requested this data VIA E-MAIL!! If we accept this ruling, then any website available in a country (pretty much any website period) can be sent an e-mail requesting data that can turn into a fine if they ignore it. So I, as a webmaster, would need to field requests for data from China, Russia, France, Italy, etc.
And, of course, if people start abiding by these "give me your data" e-mails, this will be a scammer's dream. "Hi, I'm a Federal Prosecutor in Nigeria. Due to a criminal case in progress, I need all of the data (including passwords, who they e-mailed, etc) for the following users: [list of users]. If you fail to comply within three days, you will be fined $1 million per user."
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-Jason Levine
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Goober
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join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL
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said by sonicmerlin  :No one cares about Belgium. They're a worthless country that very few people would be sad to see broken up. True, but I do like their waffles. |
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