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"[any big US tech companies] Urged to Adopt GDPR Globally as a Standard" As an European living abroad, I still have no idea if I will be protected by the GDPR.
by ggregoire 9y ago
"[any big US tech companies] Urged to Adopt GDPR Globally as a Standard"
As an European living abroad, I still have no idea if I will be protected by the GDPR. I read at least 2 opposite answers on HN on the last days: "yes because you are a EU citizen", "no because it's where you are when the data are collected that matters".
- billysielu 9y agoI think the answer is whether GDPR applies or not, companies are going to be collecting and sharing data about you.
- tzs 9y agoCheck out Article 3 of GDPR, "Territorial Scope", for some guidance on that: https://gdpr-info.eu/art-3-gdpr/ https://gdpr-info.eu/art-3-gdpr/
- emddudley 9y agoI read it and I am still confused. Does "in the Union" mean within the geographic borders of EU states? Does "established" mean having a physical presence? Having been incorporated? Registered with a regulatory body? Having remote employees who live there?
- nolok 9y agoYou have to physically live in the EEA, or the company doing the data collecting has to be located in an EEA member country. If any of those two, or both, covered. If neither, not covered.
- rmc 9y agoGDPR doesn't have a citizen requirement, only residency. The word "citizen" doesn't appear in the law at all! Art 3 of the GDPR ( https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj ) explains all. It's only when one of the person , or the company, is in the EU (or maybe EEA). So EU citizens in the USA aren't covered.