>Related point: if you're intending to get out of GDPR, blocking the EU doesn't really help, because the law applies on the basis of citizenship, not territory.

>Related point: if you're intending to get out of GDPR, blocking the EU doesn't really help, because the law applies on the basis of citizenship, not territory. Argh, why won't this misinformation die? You are completely, utterly, 100% wrong. The GDPR applies if either the data controller is established in the EU or the data subject is physically in the EU. Article 3 (territorial scope) is incredibly short, read it: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2016.119.01.0001.01.ENG#d1e1455-1-1 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:...