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> If they have no assets in Norway I imagine it may be hard to collect from them. I thought, but have never verified, that fines given as GDPR enforcement can

by gspr 6y ago

> If they have no assets in Norway I imagine it may be hard to collect from them. I thought, but have never verified, that fines given as GDPR enforcement can be collected throughout the EU/EEA. If this is true, and if European courts uphold the fines when Grindr undoubtedly challenge them, then it's my understanding that the Norwegian DPA can have Grindr assets elsewhere in the EEA seized. Does anyone know for sure?

killingtime74 6y ago
A lawyer would know for sure
- Blikkentrekker 6y ago
  I think you underestimate how specialized law can be. I have a relative who is a lawyer and legal attorney who would definitely not know this and when asked would answer that it is not his speciality and that he would have to do more research. He's an attorney in employment law, and I asked him some things about criminal law and he did not know, and when pressed to make a guess, his guess was wrong. It seems that law is quite complicated, and that lawyers have their specialities.
  - killingtime74 6y ago
    Yes and it seems like this would be an even more specialised area. if we don’t even know which lawyer to ask how can we even hope to follow the law meaningfully
donohoe 6y ago
Not a lawyer, but I believe this is true
lmkg 6y ago
If they are "established" somewhere in the EU, then all GDPR complaints get forwarded to the DPA for the country where they are established. This is called the "one-stop shop mechanism." If the Norwegian DPA is the one handling this case, probably that's because Grindr's EU operations are legally established in Norway. If they don't have an "establishment" in the EU, then I think it's up-for-grabs, and my gut is that NOYB would have preferred to file in France or Germany. This is why GDPR actions against Facebook, Google, etc. all go through the (under-resourced) Irish DPA: US companies are all based there for tax reasons. It's... becoming a problem.

by gspr 6y ago

killingtime74 6y ago

A lawyer would know for sure

Blikkentrekker 6y ago
I think you underestimate how specialized law can be. I have a relative who is a lawyer and legal attorney who would definitely not know this and when asked would answer that it is not his speciality and that he would have to do more research. He's an attorney in employment law, and I asked him some things about criminal law and he did not know, and when pressed to make a guess, his guess was wrong. It seems that law is quite complicated, and that lawyers have their specialities.
- killingtime74 6y ago
  Yes and it seems like this would be an even more specialised area. if we don’t even know which lawyer to ask how can we even hope to follow the law meaningfully

donohoe 6y ago

Not a lawyer, but I believe this is true

lmkg 6y ago

If they are "established" somewhere in the EU, then all GDPR complaints get forwarded to the DPA for the country where they are established. This is called the "one-stop shop mechanism." If the Norwegian DPA is the one handling this case, probably that's because Grindr's EU operations are legally established in Norway. If they don't have an "establishment" in the EU, then I think it's up-for-grabs, and my gut is that NOYB would have preferred to file in France or Germany. This is why GDPR actions against Facebook, Google, etc. all go through the (under-resourced) Irish DPA: US companies are all based there for tax reasons. It's... becoming a problem.