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> For businesses that don't even target EU markets on purpose, well... See https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/reform/rules-business-and-or

by Boulth 8y ago

> For businesses that don't even target EU markets on purpose, well... See https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/reform/rules-business-and-organisations/application-regulation/who-does-data-protection-law-apply_en https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/refo... > When the regulation does not apply > ... > Provided your company doesn't specifically target its services at individuals in the EU, it is not subject to the rules of the GDPR.

JumpCrisscross 8y ago
This boils down to relying on each of the EU's twenty-eight data regulators interpreting "specifically target" favorably into perpetuity. One of them takes an unusual view, once, at any time in the future, and you lose 4% of your global revenues.