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One bit of misinformation in the article, I believe: > Not valid, since gdpr applies to eu citizens everywhere, regardless of where they live. This isn’t corr
by kevsim 7y ago
One bit of misinformation in the article, I believe:
> Not valid, since gdpr applies to eu citizens everywhere, regardless of where they live.
This isn’t correct. GDPR applies to people IN the European Union, not their citizenship [0]
[0] 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...
- icebraining 7y agoTrue. It also applies to everyone if the company is registered in the EU. Since Facebook was using their Ireland branch as the main company for all users outside the US and Canada, that means everyone outside those countries can make GDPR requests to them. Unfortunately, not for long: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-privacy-eu-exclusive/exclusive-facebook-to-put-1-5-billion-users-out-of-reach-of-new-eu-privacy-law-idUSKBN1HQ00P https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-privacy-eu-exclu...