Well I don't know about America but in the EU this would certainly be illegal I think you wouldn't even have to file a civil suit they would just be prosecuted
But I know in America companies have much more freedom to fuck over their customers so maybe this was legal with you.
They are in the European Free Trade Association most EU rules apply to them and in exchange they get free movement of people in the EU, trade without restrictions with EU member states, etc.
It makes them a virtual member of the EU just one without any influence.
It doesn't matter what they where thinking they have to officially weigh the options in a bidding process. This is required by EU rules to mandate more competition with government projects.
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Well I don't know about America but in the EU this would certainly be illegal I think you wouldn't even have to file a civil suit they would just be prosecuted But I know in America companies have much more freedom to fuck over their customers so maybe this was legal with you.
No you cannot. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome#Usage_tracking
I'm just not going to give google more info about me by using their browser.
They are in the European Free Trade Association most EU rules apply to them and in exchange they get free movement of people in the EU, trade without restrictions with EU member states, etc. It makes them a virtual member of the EU just one without any influence.
It doesn't matter what they where thinking they have to officially weigh the options in a bidding process. This is required by EU rules to mandate more competition with government projects.