Facebook moves 1.5bn users out of reach of new European privacy law
Source: The Guardian
Facebook has moved more than 1.5 billion users out of reach of European privacy law, despite a promise from Mark Zuckerberg to apply the “spirit” of the legislation globally.
In a tweak to its terms and conditions, Facebook is shifting the responsibility for all users outside the US, Canada and the EU from its international HQ in Ireland to its main offices in California. It means that those users will now be on a site governed by US law rather than Irish law.
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Facebook also said the change did not carry tax implications. That means users will exist in a state of legal superposition: for tax purposes, Facebook will continue to book their revenue through Facebook’s Irish office, but for privacy protections, they will deal with the company’s headquarters in California.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/19/facebook-moves-15bn-users-out-of-reach-of-new-european-privacy-law
So, Facebook is avoiding higher privacy compliance and still benefiting from lower taxation in one fell swoop. In other words, operating the same as they ever have.
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suffragette, you nailed what they're doing in one short sentence. 
I need to get out of FB.
... that our Constitution allows. Just like any good Republican outfit anywhere.
