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The email we sent to EU users (quoted in linked article) has the important details regarding the service interruption in the EU. Additionally, I can say that o
by bthdonohue 8y ago
The email we sent to EU users (quoted in linked article) has the important details regarding the service interruption in the EU.
Additionally, I can say that our privacy policy is concise, clear, and accurate with respect to the types of information we collect and how the data is used: https://www.instapaper.com/privacy https://www.instapaper.com/privacy
If you have other specific questions, I will do my best to answer them.
- yoz-y 8y agoWeirdly enough I am an European citizen, haven't received the mail and the service is working. Not complaining, I prefer it this way. Hope you will sort the issues quickly.
- kingosticks 8y agoMe too. And I can see I am definitely subscribed to "account update" emails. I'm not sure how they would decide if I was European or not, can't see a tick box for that in the profile page.
- pkaye 8y agoWhere are you located?
- kingosticks 8y agoThe UK.
- balls187 8y agoThanks to Brexit, there is going to be a similar GDPR law for the UK. Interesting times these are.
- kingosticks 8y agoWhy is brexit relevant?
- balls187 8y agoPost brexit, GDPR will no longer apply to the UK.
- kingosticks 8y agoRight. So without brexit there is this and with brexit there will be something very similar. Thank god for brexit.
- balls187 8y agoJust got back from a road trip throughout Ireland, and occupied Ireland. I wonder what will happen to those two countries post brexit. As I refer to my first comment: interesting times.
- bthdonohue 8y agoThe ban will be IP-based for IPs in EU countries, and it goes into effect at approximately 2PM Pacific Time.
- Angostura 8y agoWell, as The Verge says in the article: 'While we don’t know exactly what’s holding up Instapaper' I'm naturally curious as to what's holding up Instapaper. As you say, your Privacy Policy is very good, other than the disclaimer that says 'we may pass your personal data to others - who knows what they do with it eh?'. I imagine that this is the issue which is holding you up.
- bthdonohue 8y agoThe scope of work for GDPR was underestimated by me, we were not able to complete that work for the deadline on Friday, and this was the required alternative. We are working very hard to minimize the service interruption.
- Dayshine 8y agoHave you received genuine legal advice that recommended that you shut down business instead of continuing to work towards compliance? The agencies that can enforce the GPDR want you to be compliant, not to fine you... If you're actually working towards compliance past evidence shows they won't fine you.
- sdhgaiojfsa 8y agoI've heard this line a lot, but even as a government loving liberal it doesn't sound very compelling to me. The law says, comply or face fines up to 4% of global revenue. It doesn't say, "make a best effort to comply, or face fines up to 4% of global revenue." I'm very reluctant to trust people who can fine me for that much money that they won't do so. This is especially the case because it appears to some of us foreigners that the EU particularly loves to fine foreign companies for large amounts despite what appears, from our perspective, to be a good faith attempt that to comply with the law.
- Tomte 8y agoThe EU regularly fines domestic companies huge amounts in anti-trust enforcement.
- bo1024 8y agoIronically, I am unable to read that page without enabling javascript for a third-party domain (amazonaws.com)...