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Belgium Tries to Fine Yahoo for Protecting US User Privacy

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the don't-gimme-any-of-that-juris-my-diction-crap dept.

Techdirt is reporting that Belgium is trying to extract fines from Yahoo for not producing user data that was recently demanded of the US company. Instead of following normal diplomatic channels Belgian officials apparently made the data demands directly to Yahoo's US headquarters and then took the company to criminal court, where a judge issued the fine. "The implications of this ruling are profound and far-reaching. Following the court's logic would subject user data associated with any service generally available online to the jurisdiction of all countries. It would also subject all companies that offer services generally available on the global Internet to the laws of all jurisdictions, potentially exposing individual employees to a variety of criminal sanctions."

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  1. logic? by arnodf · · Score: 0, Troll

    logic? In Belgium? Dude...there has never been logic in this shithole some dare to call a country (and I know because I'm one of those illogical beings)

  2. seriously, youre an idiot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    I love the fact that someone actually modded the post insightful.

    Its in europe, dipstick.
    That's why its important. It could potentially
    affect Yahoo in ALL of europe.

    Of course you could just say "whogives a shit about europe" but we already know youre a moron.

    Anonymous cowards are like pond scum.

  3. Re:Catch 22 by macraig · · Score: 0, Troll

    One World Government (and consistent laws and ethics maybe?) FTW!