Stop Saying 'If You're Not Paying, You're The Product' http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121219/18272921446/stop-s...
FTC != FCC. Also Google didn't admit guilt in said settlement. It's not a question of deception, it's about a bug that was patched once disclosed with no indication to it being anything other than a mistake. It's a…
Said "user"s lawyer can certainly argue on bases of jurisdiction as well. Also there is no "crime" here, it's all preliminary stuff.
It might come as a shock to you but people (and corporations) try to win in court, arguing over jurisdiction is an automatic first step - nothing extraordinary is happening here. And if you need someone to point for you…
The increasing number of trolls on HN is the only real issue gleaned from this thread. But if you're even remotely serious, and assuming for a second that what you wrote is true how does that justify shoddy journalism?
Google has been called "arrogant and immoral" - by whom? the plaintiff?! Google is arguing about jurisdiction in front of a judge, why is the author doing publicity work for the plaintiff? and why is a routine legal…
Stop Saying 'If You're Not Paying, You're The Product' http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121219/18272921446/stop-s...
FTC != FCC. Also Google didn't admit guilt in said settlement. It's not a question of deception, it's about a bug that was patched once disclosed with no indication to it being anything other than a mistake. It's a…
Said "user"s lawyer can certainly argue on bases of jurisdiction as well. Also there is no "crime" here, it's all preliminary stuff.
It might come as a shock to you but people (and corporations) try to win in court, arguing over jurisdiction is an automatic first step - nothing extraordinary is happening here. And if you need someone to point for you…
The increasing number of trolls on HN is the only real issue gleaned from this thread. But if you're even remotely serious, and assuming for a second that what you wrote is true how does that justify shoddy journalism?
Google has been called "arrogant and immoral" - by whom? the plaintiff?! Google is arguing about jurisdiction in front of a judge, why is the author doing publicity work for the plaintiff? and why is a routine legal…