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They will if EU citizens report them.
by csdreamer7 8y ago
They will if EU citizens report them.
- rosege 8y agoDoes it matter if the website doesn't have any physical presence in the EU?
- josephpmay 8y agoNo
- Tade0 8y agoAs long as it serves content on EU territory, GDPR applies.
- oh_sigh 8y agoNo, this is completely incorrect.
- protomyth 8y agoWhat is the sanction if you have no physical presence in Europe?
- shittyadmin 8y agoAbsolutely nothing. They're not about to block some of the biggest sites around for failing to comply with GDPR. Can you imagine the backlash? No one wants a Great Firewall of the EU. Anyone who thinks GDPR applies to companies operating entirely outside the EU is deluded at best.
- tjtrapp 8y agoIt doesn't matter where you live or where the company is based... afaik, the determining factor is where the company stores data. In other words, if they have servers in the EU, they are bound by GDPR.
- Kalium 8y agohttps://gdpr-info.eu/art-3-gdpr/ https://gdpr-info.eu/art-3-gdpr/ Basically, it covers companies with some legal entity in the EU.
- gaius 8y agoHow do I actually make a GDPR complaint? Like is there a .eu website with a form for it?
- codetrotter 8y agoAFAICT you file it with the relevant authorities in your country. For example, if you live in the UK, you should contact the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) according to [0]. [0]: https://www.entrust.org.uk/privacy/privacy-and-data-protection/what-is-gdpr-and-how-do-i-complain/ https://www.entrust.org.uk/privacy/privacy-and-data-protecti...
- briandear 8y agoHas nothing to do with citizenship, but residence.
- ovi256 8y agoYeah. An enterprising ambulance-chasing lawyer could get temporary EU residency to get GDPR coverage, and cut some deals with whomever he cares to bully.
- briandear 8y agoWhile an entertaining thought, in practice that would be ridiculous as that lawyer would then be subject to EU taxation which would negate any advantages for acquiring EU residence. That lawyer would then also be subject to US taxes as well since the US taxes worldwide income regardless of country of residence, while most EU countries tax income earned while a resident of that country. Despite tax treaties, some taxes, such as Social Charges in France, aren't covered by treaties, thus subjecting that lawyer to an entirely new world of pain in terms of taxes. Not to mention that if that lawyer were practicing law in the EU, he'd have to get credentialed in the EU or face arrest for the illegal practice of law.
- scottlocklin 8y agoYou get to deduct your foreign taxes as a US citizen abroad. Otherwise no US citizen would ever live abroad.