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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral May 25

    Next time a company tells you they should be allowed to self-regulate, remember this: In the US, you can subscribe to the Washington Post for $100/yr and enjoy having your privacy violated via third-party trackers. In the EU, under #GDPR, you pay $90/yr and there’s no tracking.pic.twitter.com/By6IDHuc0w

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      1. Aral Balkan‏ @aral May 25

        Of course, the European offer is also not GDPR-compliant as it’s clear that they can offer their service without violating your privacy with third-party trackers but choose to do so for their cheaper plan.

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      2. Joseph Lord - Brexit means "vassalage [or] chaos"‏ @jl_hfl May 25
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        I think they already had discounted pricing for foreign markets so it may not be completely fair pricing comparison. I cancelled my sub over their coverage of the state of the union.

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral May 25
        Replying to @jl_hfl

        I’m not bothered about the price discrepancy; it’s that one comes with a human rights violation. (That it’s even more expensive just adds irony.)

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      4. Joseph Lord - Brexit means "vassalage [or] chaos"‏ @jl_hfl May 25
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        And I absolutely agree with you about the key issue just raising an issue with the very particular pricing information.

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      1. Jeff Rowberg‏ @jrowberg May 25
        Replying to @aral @RebeccaSlatkin

        Or you could use private browsing on Firefox for free and have the best of both worlds regardless of what continent you live on.

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      1. RufusYoakam‏ @RufusYoakam May 25
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        If a company knowingly violates your privacy and you remain a customer, perhaps you don't care about it enough to voluntarily stop doing business with them. The consumer is the ultimate regulator.

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      1. Nick Berardi‏ @nberardi May 25
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        Notice it is only a $100 value when sharing with friends, but it costs you $150.

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