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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thatdarncat" data-source="post: 1874716" data-attributes="member: 57">Heh have you actually looked into international privacy policy? I'm not suprised WotC decided to not survey people outside of the United States. As much as we'd like to think our opinions count, there is a point where surveying us becomes too much work for too little gain, especially when:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Our results are probably not going to differ significantly from those of americans</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Every survey would have to be tailored for the country it is being taken in and handled differently based on local privacy laws. </li> </ul>It's not just survey results - any personal data held by a company is subject to severe export restrictions, especially in some parts of the world like Europe. Just talk to any airline that flies from Europe to America - the American government wants detailed information on each passenger, while the European governments don't want that information shared for privacy reasons. Not that every country in the word is as careful with it's citizen's data - Australia may be more permissive. But it's still understandable that WotC don't want to open pandora's box. How much money would they have to develop 4e if they were fighting lawsuits from all over the world?</blockquote>