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On the contrary, I expect them to apply the law to themselves in the same manner they would apply it to, say, an important NGO whose IT staff have non-malicious
by krastanov 8y ago
On the contrary, I expect them to apply the law to themselves in the same manner they would apply it to, say, an important NGO whose IT staff have non-maliciously forgotten to update their stack. It is pretty common for large organizations, whether gov, NGOs, or corporate, to have issues where the left hand does not know what the right does. It is only a problem if these screw-ups are mission critical or if they stay unfixed for long. Mistakes happen, we should be judged by how we prevent the bad ones and how we act after they happen.
- briandear 8y agoGDPR doesn’t apply to member states. See chapter 1, Article 2, paragraph 2, section b.
- krastanov 8y ago1.2.2.b indeed provides an exception for member states but explicitly only for the purpose of "Chapter 2 of Title V of the TEU". (this is a ridiculous level of indirection...) Do you have an understanding of "Chapter 2 of Title V of the TEU"? My reading of it is "the members are responsible for the security of the union, yada yada..." so it sounds like the typical exception that governments have, but I am am not quite certain of my interpretation. Jeez, the EU institutions are really good at being inscrutable :(
- jdietrich 8y agoChapter 2 of Title V of the TEU broadly describes the functioning of the European Union and the obligations of Member States with regards to the security and foreign policy of the union. The exemption in 1.2.2.b would rarely if ever apply to domestic matters. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Consolidated_version_of_the_Treaty_on_European_Union/Title_V:_General_Provisions_on_the_Union%27s_External_Action_Service_and_Specific_Provisions_on_the_Common_Foreign_and_Security_Policy https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Consolidated_version_of_the_T...