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I'm sure Facebook will sell any private data to the highest bidder with no problem, as it did in the past. I don't see a reason for them to exclude government agencies from this business. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_concerns_with_Facebook : Apple can certainly access your information, because they control the operating system on your smartphone via cloud, which has all your decryption keys. But it's good for the business of selling smartphones to publicly reject law enforcement requests.

Reddit is a similar echo-chamber, just with a different bias and better moderation. "Commission can just tweak the wording and propose it again while Parliament can only fight it" - that's an absurd wording. The Parliament is the gatekeeper, and any proposal must get their approval to get traction. They don't have to "fight", because if they do nothing then it won't be passed. People here somehow confuse and mix democracy and privacy. In this case I don't see any threat to democracy, but there is some threat to privacy. For example, in the US privacy is quite bad, but democracy is very strong (despite Trump's efforts). I still don't understand how this discussion is relevant to investing, because in China both democracy and privacy are weak, yet the economy is doing well currently.

I watched the 30 min highlights on YouTube and definitely did not have the same experience.

I have done road trips from Montreal to NB, Nova Scotia and PEI. But failed to do the final leap to NF, just time wise. Be sure to reach out when you are in Montreal. I will make an effort to meet. Also be sure to bring your passport. Only place in North America you can just drive/ferry to France ! https://en.spm-tourisme.fr/explore-en/our-exceptional-islands/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon

Welcome—I’ve been in the area for over 15 years now. Hit me up when you move here—would love to buy a drink for the guy who made me good money on LQDA and ShitLab. Your contributions to this forum have been very valuable—especially for someone young and starting out

Honestly, theres so many career obsessed whores in the city that you can just be the happy male equivalent. As long as you're not expecting or looking for a wife, you'll be fine LOL

. You lead with cheese, you'll only attract rats.

The fact is that European politicians who claim to care about "privacy" are really upset that companies like Apple are allowing its users to have full end-to-end encryption. Shows you that European leaders don't want privacy at all, but just one thing: control.

Lol: someone who doesn't understand FISA or the difference between having backdoor access to all encrypted communication vs interception of communication. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple–FBI_encryption_dispute https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/law-enforcement-guidelines-us.pdf To those who are clueless: even Apple doesn't have the keys to iPhone end to end encryption.

LOL. You do understand the difference between a private company collecting data to sell you ads and a government, right? Or maybe you do not. I guess that's why Europeans like to click on those "Accept Cookies" banners all day BTW: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/law-enforcement-guidelines-us.pdf https://support.apple.com/en-bn/guide/iphone/iph584ea27f5/ios

You know your "democracy" is in trouble when you start comparing it with Russia's... https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/07/eu-to-extend-temporary-message-scanning-regime-to-detect-child-sexual-abuse-online Read it again--they used a rare measure to sneak it through: No consider all the problems facing Europe and THIS is what these MEPs are hellbent on passing? LMAO. You don't trust Twitter? Fine. What about R/Europe on Reddit? Why don't you read the comments.

You're in NYC. Just go into any downtown bar on a Thurs or Fri (when the bridge and tunnel girls are out) and happen to drop that you work at a hedge fund. You'll do fine.

What are some examples?

Twitter people have no idea about democracy, as usual. To give a non-democratic example, numerous punitive laws in Russia are approved by the parliament in a few days, from initial idea to legal validity. Here we see 3 years of discussions and multiple rejections - that is as democratic as it gets. You could phrase this as "the EU is preventing chat control for the 6th time", because the EU consists of multiple actors, some o which are coming up with ideas, and some are rejecting or approving ideas. Compare this again with the Russian president who decided to start a full scale war without asking anyone. Or the American president who did the same recently.

Google, Facebook are built on collecting personal data, it's the whole business model. Every Big Tech today does that

The East Coast of Canada is stunningly beautiful. Much smaller and less diversity than Vancouver or British Columbia, but the people, land and food is amazing! More akin to Ireland than most of the rest of Canada...literally across the pond from Ireland! I plan on making a driving trip in the fall of 2027 starting from Quebec and then all around the East Coast including Prince Edward Island (PEI). The "Newfy" stuff (big in the 1970's) was Canada's version of U.S. backwater jokes or Polish lightbulb jokes...more ignorance than anything else! Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, PEI, etc are hidden gems that more people around the world should be aware of! Cheers!

I'm just saying, lots of men out there have bad experiences and wind up resenting women for one reason or another...that's no way to live, no way to find a partner and no way to build a healthy relationship. Good lucky buddy, you're wealthier, younger, smarter, and probably more handsome than I - go knock it out of the park! Next time I'm in the city I'll shoot you a message, I at least owe you a round or a dinner!

Ok cool. Do we get to keep our provincially (or I guess now, state) funded healthcare? If so, how do we keep the poor and indigent from every other state from moving here to use it if they get sick?

"You know what's loser mentality? Whining about homelessness, just go buy a home" - Says the man who has a mansion. Bad analogy, but you folks lucked out being born in a different era. As much as I disdain the manosphere clowns, some facts are not refutable. No offense LC, but answers like these are why the youngins fall for those retard manosphere exploiters. You really think most folks my age haven't tried that? . My generation is literally living in that rat utopia experiment. This is also who the "looksmaxxing" crowd have gained such popularity as of late. There are no 1BRs under $5k unfortunately. Studios costing closer to $4k now.. I can afford that, affordability is not my problem. Not being able to light a cigarette in my own balcony is.

This post might not age well (or it may!) but when multiple expansion happens it usually happens rapidly and when people least expect it. And there isn’t necessarily a reason you can clearly point to even with hindsight. I have seen it multiple times. It’s just price matching up with value (the only law in investing) . We just don’t know if it will happen next month or in 5 years. With buybacks we can (mostly) sit back and relax regardless.

As an America I think it would be awesome if Alberta joined the US. No they wouldn’t be their own nation, but lots of states retain their own identity.

HaHa! - Hit on it!, @whatstheofficerproblem !

I just looked up my NYC apartment which i rented from 2011-2013. It's a 2BR available for $7,500 / month. the living room was cut in half to create a 3rd bedroom. A reasonable trio would split this, $3,000/mo $2,500/mo, $2,000 / month or something like that ($3K gets the en suite, $2.5K gets the real bedroom / shares bathroom, $2K gets the fake bedroom share bathroom). (the $3K guy is getting the best deal but paying the most)...it was a doorman building / pretty nice. It was $5,100 15 years ago, so has only gone up by 2.5%/yr, less than inflation and less than low end junior comp at banks / HF / etc. NYC housing is affordable if you have a great job (a hedge fund job certainly qualifies) and are willing to room up which is fun when you're young. are you only looking at studios / 1BR? you don't have to spend $4K...that gets you half of a luxury 2BR which is way too much for someone just outta college.

You may say so, but his performance is quite impressive, just take a look a this 80 years old charlatan and womanizer working on the always white dressed female Italian, who won't beg him! [If you ask me, it's just awesome, nobody can make this up, except AI! - please don't tell Melania about it, or your President may be in trouble! ] : https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116869343915433662