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Here are some musings on the subject from https://www.lepide.com/blog/is-gdpr-enforceable-in-practice-outside-of-the-eu/ https://www.lepide.com/blog/is-gdpr-enf
by rkagerer 5y ago
Here are some musings on the subject from https://www.lepide.com/blog/is-gdpr-enforceable-in-practice-outside-of-the-eu/ https://www.lepide.com/blog/is-gdpr-enforceable-in-practice-...
"In theory it could be that the EDPB could place embargoes, on sales of Acme Cola’s products within Europe, but if Acme Cola has a strong voice in the Senate, or indeed in Washington, would the US authorities play ball and encourage them to pay the fines, or would they be lobbied and fall on the side of Acme Cola to say no, we do not accept that US companies should have to adhere to someone else’s law?"
And here's a potential test case unfolding:
https://iapp.org/news/a/does-the-recent-fine-for-a-canadian-website-without-an-eu-representative-signal-a-change-in-gdpr-enforcement-priorities/ https://iapp.org/news/a/does-the-recent-fine-for-a-canadian-...
- BeFlatXIII 5y agoSenators may agree with Acme Cola even without lobbying simply to flex national sovereignty (especially if they have a large America First demographic in their state and it's re-election year). "Your law = your enforcement problem"