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> It is called the "WORLD WIDE web", not the "local web". So who gave the EU the right to be making rules for the entire “WORLD WIDE” web? If the EU has the r
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 6y ago
> It is called the "WORLD WIDE web", not the "local web".
So who gave the EU the right to be making rules for the entire “WORLD WIDE” web?
If the EU has the right to be making laws for their jurisdiction, then websites in other jurisdictions also have the right to ignore the EU laws and exclude EU members.
- eMGm4D0zgUAVXc7 6y agoWhy would they have to obey the laws if they're not part of the EU? They could just leave their website online as is, no need to block it if the laws don't apply to them anyway.
- setr 6y agoGDPR applies if you collect data from an EU citizen[0]. However, I'm not clear how they would enforce/collect it -- perhaps by treaty? Or if you show up in the country after the fine has been applied and left unpaid. So blocking EU consumers is a perfectly reasonable thing to do, as per the worldview of the EU. You're either in it, or you're not. [0]https://gdpr.eu/companies-outside-of-europe/ https://gdpr.eu/companies-outside-of-europe/