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How would the US enforce anything against a EU company hosting data in the EU?
by throwaway744678 7y ago
How would the US enforce anything against a EU company hosting data in the EU?
- fortytw2 7y agoLikewise, I think it's somewhat silly to think that the EU will actually manage to do anything, or even successfully fine a US company with no presence abroad that just so happens to have customers in the EU, for GDPR violations. What are they even legally able to do if you, as a US company, simply refuse whatever the EU asks. Absolutely nothing is my (IANAL) bet. If you're not physically in the EU, I have a very hard time believing any US court would allow you be... extradited? Or even enforce fines from a foreign government. Then again, maybe I'm totally wrong and am just confused about how EU law can regulate those not under their jurisdiction.
- janc_ 7y agoThey could always block you from doing business with your customers (or suppliers) in the EU. Obviously it would be much easier to enforce against companies that do have some presence in the EU.
- missjellyfish 7y agoIn the case of office365, they enforce it via Microsoft. In other cases, the hosting provider. Avoiding US based companies hosting anything at scale is surprisingly difficult. I have had good expierience with Hetzner (germany-based), but all you get is cloud vps boxes and storage.