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If there is a complaint against my small software company, are there limits on how much I'm required to spend on defense? Do I have to travel to Europe to defen

If there is a complaint against my small software company, are there limits on how much I'm required to spend on defense? Do I have to travel to Europe to defend my company or will investigators from Europe travel to my location at their own expense? Will I be reimbursed for reasonable expenses if the complaint is groundless? Are there parts of the regulation that act like strong anti-SLAPP laws in some states? Can my small company be trivially bankrupted by any sociopathic gamer skid with an EU address and a grudge when DDOS attacks fail? "You can beat the rap but you can't beat the ride."

unreal37 8y ago
What can Europe do to you? Assuming you are American, the only court you need to worry about is American court. Your company is American? Your bank is American? What's the actual liability here? Worst case?
- chii 8y ago
  as soon as you have assets or steps foot on EU soil, you may be asked to go to court, or pay a fine or some such.
lagadu 8y ago
> Can my small company be trivially bankrupted by any sociopathic gamer skid with an EU address and a grudge when DDOS attacks fail? Your dude with a grudge can only lodge a complaint with the relevant regulatory entity, they're the ones who will verify whether you complied or not with his GDRP requests and if they deem that you are in violation fine you after negotiation fails. This isn't the US: you can't be sued by random people for anything.
orwin 8y ago
Well, in europe, it work like this: (1)A random person complain to his regulator that you are not complying with GDPR. If he asked for his personal data, jump to (3) (2) His regulator contact you, tells you that wht you're doing is bad: you have some stuff in opt-out, not clicking "opt-in" cause a degradation of service, or you are sending him 3rd party cookies he did not accept. (3) Depending on the complexity and your ressources, you have X months to comply. (4) You got caught again, you are fined.

unreal37 8y ago

What can Europe do to you? Assuming you are American, the only court you need to worry about is American court. Your company is American? Your bank is American? What's the actual liability here? Worst case?

chii 8y ago
as soon as you have assets or steps foot on EU soil, you may be asked to go to court, or pay a fine or some such.

lagadu 8y ago

> Can my small company be trivially bankrupted by any sociopathic gamer skid with an EU address and a grudge when DDOS attacks fail? Your dude with a grudge can only lodge a complaint with the relevant regulatory entity, they're the ones who will verify whether you complied or not with his GDRP requests and if they deem that you are in violation fine you after negotiation fails. This isn't the US: you can't be sued by random people for anything.

orwin 8y ago

Well, in europe, it work like this: (1)A random person complain to his regulator that you are not complying with GDPR. If he asked for his personal data, jump to (3) (2) His regulator contact you, tells you that wht you're doing is bad: you have some stuff in opt-out, not clicking "opt-in" cause a degradation of service, or you are sending him 3rd party cookies he did not accept. (3) Depending on the complexity and your ressources, you have X months to comply. (4) You got caught again, you are fined.