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I'm interested to see who the first US-headquartered company will be. My understanding is that US companies aren't immune when dealing with EU customers, but it
by vortico 7y ago
I'm interested to see who the first US-headquartered company will be. My understanding is that US companies aren't immune when dealing with EU customers, but it might be more difficult for EU governments to enforce the fine. Google France doesn't count.
- eco 7y agoMarriott International, Inc is incorporated in Bethesda, Maryland. I believe Country in the table just refers to the EU member country that brought the action (someone correct me if I'm mistaken).
- vortico 7y agoAh, you are correct. That was less than a month ago too.
- Hamuko 7y agoDoesn't Google Inc. predate that?
- vortico 7y agoYeah, it looks like you're right. I thought the fine was for Google's French offices, but it was actually filed against the one-and-only Google. I'm not even sure there's a French office or data center.
- ThrustVectoring 7y agoIt's a lot easier to enforce the fine for companies with significant business presence in Europe - eg, Marriott, who has many hotels there. I want to see the first company fined without an EU presence. Eg, some random US website operator.