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If you live in such a place, no amount of regulation is going to save you... Neither more or less...

leereeves 8y ago
Am I mistaken in thinking that any country in the EU can pursue any business in the EU for violations of the GDPR? Corruption in one country can affect businesses in other countries.
- svennek 8y ago
  That would really surprise me. Each country has an independent DPA, and I would expect "foreign" cases has to be redirected to the local DPA. Only EU level stuff usually have interstate mandates...
  - svennek 8y ago
    There is also the language barrier and geographical considerations (travel). I am sure you (as a european in country A) could ask your local DPA to assist or forward a complaint to my DPA (country B). The same goes for the financial regulation and lots of other stuff already...
    - svennek 8y ago
      ".... This means that if your organisation conducts cross-border data processing, the GDPR will require you to work primarily with the supervisory authority based in the same Member State as your main establishment (usually your EU headquarters) to achieve compliance. This enforcement body will be your ‘lead supervisory authority’ for all privacy related matters.... " https://www2.deloitte.com/nl/nl/pages/risk/articles/gdpr-top-ten-10-one-stop-shop.html https://www2.deloitte.com/nl/nl/pages/risk/articles/gdpr-top...
      - leereeves 8y ago
        That sounds more reasonable for European businesses. Curious: why did you reply to yourself instead of editing your post?
        svennek 8y ago
        To keep the history.. I generally don't like to fix post except for typos or unclear passages..
    - svennek 8y ago
      And "Each supervisory authority shall be competent for the performance of the tasks assigned to and the exercise of the powers conferred on it in accordance with this Regulation on the territory of its own Member State." Article 55 (1) Most of article 55 and 56 are relevant in this case..

Am I mistaken in thinking that any country in the EU can pursue any business in the EU for violations of the GDPR? Corruption in one country can affect businesses in other countries.

svennek 8y ago
That would really surprise me. Each country has an independent DPA, and I would expect "foreign" cases has to be redirected to the local DPA. Only EU level stuff usually have interstate mandates...
- svennek 8y ago
  There is also the language barrier and geographical considerations (travel). I am sure you (as a european in country A) could ask your local DPA to assist or forward a complaint to my DPA (country B). The same goes for the financial regulation and lots of other stuff already...
  - svennek 8y ago
    ".... This means that if your organisation conducts cross-border data processing, the GDPR will require you to work primarily with the supervisory authority based in the same Member State as your main establishment (usually your EU headquarters) to achieve compliance. This enforcement body will be your ‘lead supervisory authority’ for all privacy related matters.... " https://www2.deloitte.com/nl/nl/pages/risk/articles/gdpr-top-ten-10-one-stop-shop.html https://www2.deloitte.com/nl/nl/pages/risk/articles/gdpr-top...
    - leereeves 8y ago
      That sounds more reasonable for European businesses. Curious: why did you reply to yourself instead of editing your post?
      - svennek 8y ago
        To keep the history.. I generally don't like to fix post except for typos or unclear passages..
  - svennek 8y ago
    And "Each supervisory authority shall be competent for the performance of the tasks assigned to and the exercise of the powers conferred on it in accordance with this Regulation on the territory of its own Member State." Article 55 (1) Most of article 55 and 56 are relevant in this case..