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Re: German court requires Google to stop ignoring customer emails

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On 2014-09-14, Max Rottenkolber <max@mr.gy> wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:58:26 +0200, Paul Sture wrote:
>
>>> Wow, that's spectacular.  As always, I'm so impressed by the German
>>> government's accept-no-bullshit attitude to things.
>> 
>> I find this very refreshing too.
>
> As a citizen of Germany I am surprised of of this perception. On the 
> other hand there are probably even more dystopian governments around.
>
> But consider this, while our government bugs Google about not having 
> customer service--which admittedly is a big thing for Krauts--it is 
> *completely*--and that's an understatement--ignoring the NSA indictments 
> that are so glaringly obvious. Its a disgusting shot in back of the 
> German citizens.

What this demonstrates to me is our tendency to think "the grass is
greener" elsewhere.  In other words when we see a foreign government doing
something we wish our own government would do, we applaud it.

(I'm a UK citizen, er subject, and that definitely colours my perception
of what the UK or other governments do.)

-- 
People who think they know everything really annoy those of us who know
we don't                                           -- Bjarne Stroustrup

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German court requires Google to stop ignoring customer emails Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-09-12 12:21 +0000
  Re: German court requires Google to stop ignoring customer emails RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-09-12 12:59 +0000
    Re: German court requires Google to stop ignoring customer emails Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-09-12 16:58 +0200
      Re: German court requires Google to stop ignoring customer emails Max Rottenkolber <max@mr.gy> - 2014-09-14 20:44 +0000
        Re: German court requires Google to stop ignoring customer emails Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2014-09-15 11:49 +0000
          Re: German court requires Google to stop ignoring customer emails Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-09-15 13:57 +0100
            Re: German court requires Google to stop ignoring customer emails Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2014-09-16 01:45 +0000
              Re: German court requires Google to stop ignoring customer emails Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-09-16 08:53 +0100
            Re: German court requires Google to stop ignoring customer emails Max Rottenkolber <max@mr.gy> - 2014-10-24 16:03 +0000
              Re: German court requires Google to stop ignoring customer emails Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-10-24 18:19 +0100
                Re: German court requires Google to stop ignoring customer emails Max Rottenkolber <max@mr.gy> - 2014-10-24 18:49 +0000
        Re: German court requires Google to stop ignoring customer emails Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-09-15 14:25 +0200
          Re: German court requires Google to stop ignoring customer emails Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-09-15 16:12 +0100
            Re: German court requires Google to stop ignoring customer emails Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-09-15 22:05 +0200
              Re: German court requires Google to stop ignoring customer emails Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-09-15 22:26 +0100
                Re: German court requires Google to stop ignoring customer emails Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-09-16 01:38 +0200
              Re: German court requires Google to stop ignoring customer emails Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-09-16 21:28 +0000
                Re: German court requires Google to stop ignoring customer emails Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-09-17 12:57 +0200

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