Ahaha ... So how do you explain that RIM sells Blackberries in EU ? Don't confuse privacy laws and the way a carrier can treat you to conserve his control on consumers.
On Mar 17, 12:01 pm, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > Some countries have "interesting" privacy laws relating to personal data > (i.e. contacts) For example; In the EU it's illegal to transmit personal > data from from a device within EU to a location where there isn't an > equivalent protection on personal data (you can get an idea of the fun > that caused for US/EU data transfers athttp://www.out-law.com/page-691). > > I don't have the inside track, so I can't say for certain why the apps > aren't available, I was just offering up some suggestions to show why we > shouldn't assume they're withholding the apps just because they want to. > > Al. > > > > pod wrote: > > What legal reasons ? > > If it's legal to access gmail on web, then it's legal to download > > gmail from the market ... > > > On Mar 17, 10:14 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I'm guessing that legal reasons prevent them from doing that. > > >> Even I don't believe they are withholding them just for the sake of it. > >> I'm pretty sure it's either to do with the use of code they don't have a > >> license to distribute in all regions (as is the case I beleive with the > >> multi-IM client that comes on US G1s), or they don't have a license to > >> use certain data sets in all regions, or they're not sure that the > >> applications comply with local legislation (as could be the case with > >> French privacy laws an the missing sync stuff). > > >> Al. > > >> whitemice wrote: > > >>> At this point Google should start distributing their own apps over the > >>> App market like everyone else. > > >> -- > > >> * Written an Android App? - List it athttp://andappstore.com/* > > >> ====== > >> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > >> company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > >> 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > >> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > >> necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > >> subsidiaries. > > -- > > * Written an Android App? - List it athttp://andappstore.com/* > > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
