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A lot of people are _not_ breaking their locals laws and "Confusion will continue to reign" because there is a disproportionate amount of people that think that
by marcrosoft 8y ago
A lot of people are _not_ breaking their locals laws and "Confusion will continue to reign" because there is a disproportionate amount of people that think that EU laws apply to the entire world.
- keithnz 8y agoI'm curious about this aspect. If you run and operate a website outside of Europe, if a European then uses that site, you aren't breaking local laws. What does the GDPR mean for these people? The europeans will still believe you have broken their laws and try to use whatever international agreements they have to go after you? Or if you enter europe they will hold you to account? Google / Facebook have operations in Europe, so I can understand why they are concerned, but what does it mean if you don't operate in Europe but have Europeans using your site?
- mgkimsal 8y ago> but what does it mean if you don't operate in Europe but have Europeans using your site? My limited understanding is that generally, it doesn't mean much. However, if you are actively targeting/marketing to Europeans, then you might fall afoul of this, but probably won't be affected legally without hitting some sort of moderate commercial size.
- chii 8y agoIf your site is intended for Europeans, then you need to comply. It's not clear what test is used to determine this. My guess is, if you include translations, or region drop-down in a signup form, or is selling goods/services that only apply to Europe, then you'd have to comply.
- jonhendry18 8y agoAnd what counts as "operations in Europe"? Would a magazine's Paris correspondent count?
- AmericanChopper 8y ago>there is a disproportionate amount of people that think that EU laws apply to the entire world I think one of the problems is that too many of those people are MEPs.