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Because US companies with no legal/corporate presence in the EU are ONLY bound by US law. Take the case of EFF vs Australian patent troll [1]. Though EFF was s
by mankash666 9y ago
Because US companies with no legal/corporate presence in the EU are ONLY bound by US law.
Take the case of EFF vs Australian patent troll [1]. Though EFF was sued in Australian court under Australian law, it didn't matter because EFF was an American company.
[1]: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/11/court-rules-effs-stupid-patent-month-post-protected-speech https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/11/court-rules-effs-stupi...
- jakobegger 9y agoYou can‘t extrapolate from one court case. We all agree that GDPR applies to companies that operate in the EU. Beyond that, there‘s a big uncertainty. Time will tell how the GDPR will be enforced with regard to companies that don‘t have a presence in the EU. My guess is that smaller ventures (like HN) are going to fly under the Radar, while bigger companies are going to comply.