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> This idea that EU citizens are protected worldwide is just ridiculous. EU jurisdiction doesn’t extend beyond the EU. You are the only person who has this vie

by cyphar 9y ago

> This idea that EU citizens are protected worldwide is just ridiculous. EU jurisdiction doesn’t extend beyond the EU. You are the only person who has this view. EU citizens are subject to the local laws of whatever country they reside in. However if they are interacting with an EU company then GDPR applies to that company, no matter where they reside. But an EU citizen living in America and using an American service has no GDPR protections. Just like they have no EU right-to-work protections if they decide to work in America. GDPR explicitly states that it (generally) only applies to companies which do business with people who are within the EU's borders (citizenship is not a prerequisite of GDPR protection) or EU businesses.

Bizarro 9y ago
GDPR explicitly states that it (generally) only applies to companies which do business with people who are within the EU's borders (citizenship is not a prerequisite of GDPR protection) or EU businesses. There is no jurisdiction if those companies don't have a presence in the EU. None. Show us international law where this would be applicable. As the grandparent was pointing out, any country can now make any law where if any of their citizens access some internet service where ever in the world, somehow their laws magically apply to everybody in the world "doing business over some fiber". I don't think so.
- cyphar 9y ago
  > There is no jurisdiction if those companies don't have a presence in the EU. None. Show us international law where this would be applicable. If you are doing business with people in the EU, then you have to be incorporated or otherwise have agreements (explicit or implicit) with the EU countries you are doing business with. GDPR applies to you or you will no longer be able to do business with the EU. If a company wishes to not have their ability do business with the EU revoked, they have to comply with GDPR (including its fines) as well as all other EU (and local) laws. I really don't understand how this concept is difficult to grasp. Countries give you permission to do business with them -- if you break their laws they can revoke your ability to do business with their residents. Most large companies would probably lose much more money breaking off ties with the EU than they would complying with GDPR fines. If you continue to violate a country's laws you could be extradited and so on. > somehow their laws magically apply to everybody in the world "doing business over some fiber". If you are providing a service to a group of people, for money, then you are doing business with them. Pretending as though this is not the case just because the process is conducted through under-sea fiber cables rather than mail couriers is ridiculous.

by cyphar 9y ago

Bizarro 9y ago

GDPR explicitly states that it (generally) only applies to companies which do business with people who are within the EU's borders (citizenship is not a prerequisite of GDPR protection) or EU businesses. There is no jurisdiction if those companies don't have a presence in the EU. None. Show us international law where this would be applicable. As the grandparent was pointing out, any country can now make any law where if any of their citizens access some internet service where ever in the world, somehow their laws magically apply to everybody in the world "doing business over some fiber". I don't think so.

cyphar 9y ago
> There is no jurisdiction if those companies don't have a presence in the EU. None. Show us international law where this would be applicable. If you are doing business with people in the EU, then you have to be incorporated or otherwise have agreements (explicit or implicit) with the EU countries you are doing business with. GDPR applies to you or you will no longer be able to do business with the EU. If a company wishes to not have their ability do business with the EU revoked, they have to comply with GDPR (including its fines) as well as all other EU (and local) laws. I really don't understand how this concept is difficult to grasp. Countries give you permission to do business with them -- if you break their laws they can revoke your ability to do business with their residents. Most large companies would probably lose much more money breaking off ties with the EU than they would complying with GDPR fines. If you continue to violate a country's laws you could be extradited and so on. > somehow their laws magically apply to everybody in the world "doing business over some fiber". If you are providing a service to a group of people, for money, then you are doing business with them. Pretending as though this is not the case just because the process is conducted through under-sea fiber cables rather than mail couriers is ridiculous.