> you can't just say "I want you to treat me as though I lived in a different country than I do, because I prefer their laws on this particular subject
why not ?
why not ?
If I sign up with a small company based in, say, Chile, all of my information is likely to be stored there or at least governed by Chile's laws no matter where I am in the world.
The author of this article appears to have engaged with Google on the terms presented in Germany but is accessing Google services from Malaysia. The difference is that Google has a more-substantial presence in Malaysia and is hence more-beholden to Malaysia's laws. Our hero's ability to choose to interact with a first-class service while being treated as a German while abroad has been substantially degraded.