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I wonder if the the end result of all of this is going to be an increase in the construction of data centers close enough to the EU to serve it properly, but ou
by trothamel 9y ago
I wonder if the the end result of all of this is going to be an increase in the construction of data centers close enough to the EU to serve it properly, but outside its jurisdiction entirely. In Africa, for example, or perhaps a post-Brexit UK.
It seems that being close to Europeans without being subject to EU law is going to be a big advantage going forwards.
- kuschku 9y agoThe GDPR specifically has a clause for those cases, it applies also extraterritorially, and will be inforced, if necessary, by seizing your funds via the SWIFT interbanking system. That's a very bad idea
- jimnotgym 9y agoThe UK has adopted GDPR and will sign it into UK law in April. The UK is bound by it even after Brexit. If they chose to repeal it then it could put it's firms at a competitive disadvantage with European customers
- e12e 9y agoIt might get tricky if you're planning on making money; at some point it seems likely credit card companies would be asked to stop funnelling money to "offshore criminal enterprises".