Re: Heads up, cookies *may* be outlawed in Europe

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2001


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 39919
interpreted = N
texte = dale wrote: > > It wouldn't be all that hard to enforce - against companies in the EU or > companies with servers in the EU. > You talk like the EU is actually a functional government entity, which, to my knowledge, is a convenient fiction (so far). ;~) If I am not very much mistaken the EU authorities can pass anything they want; the local governments are then supposed to pass enabling legislation that conforms. Only then will there be any enforcement possibilities, with the associated legal challenges, etc. I would be very much suprised if this passed tommorrow if it wasn't 5-7 years before any sanctions could possibly be felt.Even in the worst case scenario, this stupidity will only drive server hosting and corporate registration out of the EU faster. Sure, lobby now in opposition, but don't lose a lot of sleep over it.John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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  8. Re: Heads up, cookies *may* be outlawed in Europe (John Peacock 2001)
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  11. Re: Heads up, cookies *may* be outlawed in Europe (Bob Minor 2001)
  12. Re: Heads up, cookies *may* be outlawed in Europe (Alex McCombie 2001)
  13. Re: Heads up, cookies *may* be outlawed in Europe (dale 2001)
  14. Re: Heads up, cookies *may* be outlawed in Europe (John Peacock 2001)
  15. Heads up, cookies *may* be outlawed in Europe (dale 2001)
dale wrote: > > It wouldn't be all that hard to enforce - against companies in the EU or > companies with servers in the EU. > You talk like the EU is actually a functional government entity, which, to my knowledge, is a convenient fiction (so far). ;~) If I am not very much mistaken the EU authorities can pass anything they want; the local governments are then supposed to pass enabling legislation that conforms. Only then will there be any enforcement possibilities, with the associated legal challenges, etc. I would be very much suprised if this passed tommorrow if it wasn't 5-7 years before any sanctions could possibly be felt.Even in the worst case scenario, this stupidity will only drive server hosting and corporate registration out of the EU faster. Sure, lobby now in opposition, but don't lose a lot of sleep over it.John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ John Peacock

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