http://gigaom.com/2011/11/04/tech-giants-to-feds-we-need-global-free-trade-for-data/ Sun, 19 May 2013 20:32:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2011/11/04/tech-giants-to-feds-we-need-global-free-trade-for-data/#comment-671926 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:06:18 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=433534#comment-671926 Precious few, from what I can see, for the companies involved — they’d get to serve customers in other countries and carry out other transactions with far fewer burdens. The issues would be for the EU, for example, which has strict data privacy laws, and countries with laws in place to censor or benefit local companies.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2011/11/04/tech-giants-to-feds-we-need-global-free-trade-for-data/#comment-671914 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:16:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=433534#comment-671914 What are the cons?

]]> http://gigaom.com/2011/11/04/tech-giants-to-feds-we-need-global-free-trade-for-data/#comment-671904 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:57:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=433534#comment-671904 The Obama administration has gone in the opposite direction lately, trying to make international “anti-free trade” treaties, like ACTA, which forces all the other countries to use USA’s more strict copyright laws.

]]>