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The word choice of citizen vs resident is a red herring. The issue is the extrajurisdictional reach of the law. An EU resident visiting" your business which is
by sunir 8y ago
The word choice of citizen vs resident is a red herring. The issue is the extrajurisdictional reach of the law.
An EU resident visiting" your business which is hosted and operated in the United States, is the same as a Saudi Arabian coming to the United States to buy alcohol.
This is the reason why the GDPR requests an EU designated representative, so there is someone to charge locally.
- cyphar 8y ago> An EU resident "visiting" your business which is hosted and operated in the United States Except the EU resident isn't "visiting" your business, you're providing a service to them across the US-EU border (and just like any cross-border service there are rules). I really don't get why this case is any more complicated than any other kind of consumer law (you can't sell electronics that blatantly catch fire to Australian customers, even if you're based in a country where consumer laws don't exist).
- sunir 8y agoYou aren’t providing the service across the border. The service is in your own country. The buyer is using telecommunications to make an order across the border. The buyer is the one responsible for knowing their own local laws and should be responsible for managing them. If a Saudi Arabian couple ordered a gay wedding cake from a baker in Montreal, over the phone from Saudi Arabia, in preparation for flying to Canada to get married, which laws apply? To whom?