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GDPR covers EU citizens. I don't think it says anything about non-EU citizens.
by jakubp 4y ago
GDPR covers EU citizens. I don't think it says anything about non-EU citizens.
- quickthrower2 4y agoWhich is nebulous: someone whose grandad was Italian living their whole life in the US might be a defacto EU citizen.
- denton-scratch 4y agoNo such thing as a de facto citizen; a de facto citizen is also known as a refugee.
- k1w1 4y agoThere is nothing in the GDPR about citizenship. GDPR applies to "data subjects who are in the Union" Art 3(2). So it is the physical location of the person that matters. As a US citizen, if you travel to an EU country on vacation then the GDPR applies to you while you are there. GDPR also applies to EU based companies for all of their activities - so in addition to limiting US business in the EU, it limits EU businesses in the US.
- quickthrower2 4y agoIf it is physical location, that is something you cannot possibly know for a user, due to VPNs. You might know that a person is logged in and registered with a US address, but you don't know if they are traveling (they might even VPN via the US because it is convenient for work). So I guess you need to assume this applies for all visitors.
- denton-scratch 4y agoI think that's correct; and I suspect it was intentional. I strongly disapprove of extraterritorial legislation (a US specialty). But in the case of the GDPR, if you want to regulate internet activity, then you more-or-less have to go extraterritorial.
- denton-scratch 4y agoNo, it covers companies and individuals operating within GDPR jurisdiction. A US company that trades in the EU is subject to the GDPR. This is no different from applying the UK Trades Descriptions Act to US companies that advertise in the UK.