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No, it applies to EU residents. A US citizen living in Hamburg is covered by GDPR. An Austrian citizen living in the SF Bay Area is not covered by GDPR. Don't
by shadowtree 9y ago
No, it applies to EU residents.
A US citizen living in Hamburg is covered by GDPR.
An Austrian citizen living in the SF Bay Area is not covered by GDPR.
Don't know if this makes it easier or harder.
- some_random 9y agoAbsolutely harder, since a US citizen living in Hamburg can vpn into the US and (presumably) still be covered by GDPR. So, I honestly don't know how Facebook could possibly make this distinction in an efficient manner. So, as an American, I'm pretty happy.
- jmalicki 9y agoWhat if I am an Austrian citizen and resident traveling to the SF Bay Area? Does it still apply? (Not clear on how jurisdiction works in these sorts of cases)
- shadowtree 9y agoI predict sign-up dialogs where you will have to unequivocally state if you're a EU resident or not - because there is next to no algorithmic way of making sure you're dealing with a EU resident.