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Comment by baxuz

19 days ago

Ok, how do I as a developer from Croatia get in touch with a legal representative from Google? And I don't mean 5 layers of indirection through AI chatbots and chatbots, forms and canned responses?

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OskarS  19 days ago

As a single developer, you have very little weight against Google. The same is true of a single developer in the US.

What does have weight is the European Union, which Croatia is a member of. If the EU parliament makes a law that Google is not allowed to have these kinds of rules and do business in the EU, then Google will listen. Given the horrible state of the US government, the EU is just about the only force left in the world able and willing to stand up against these tech giants in a way that forces them to pay attention and act responsibly.

  • Arch-TK  19 days ago

    The chances are higher that the EU makes a law mandating this sort of thing than demanding dropping this requirement in the EU.

    The only thing you can expect from the EU is that it requires that apps in the EU market are signed with keys signed by the EU which you will only be able to get if you provide your ID or business registration.

    Between Google and the EU I think I would rather be governed by the devil.