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Is this news? Facebook had already stated that it wasn’t applying GDPR to non-Europeans. Also, the headline is misleading: it makes it sound like FB is trying

Is this news? Facebook had already stated that it wasn’t applying GDPR to non-Europeans. Also, the headline is misleading: it makes it sound like FB is trying to get around laws. Really, all it’s doing is applying laws in the required jurisdictions, which is how things always work. Where’s the controversy?

rmc 9y ago
> Is this news? Facebook had already stated that it wasn’t applying GDPR to non-Europeans. Yes. Previously anyone not in the USA or Canada had a legal agreement with Facebook Ireland Ltd. So there was an Irish/EU company which was processing personal data for lots of people (inside & outside the EU). The GDPR says it applies to (i) people in the EU or (ii) companies in the EU who process any personal data. So if Facebook Ireland Ltd did something against EU law with the personal data of (say) someone from South Africa, then EU law could take that up. BTW The GDPR never mentions citizenship, merely presence in the EU. non-Europeans in the EU are covered too.