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Insane parts like being unable to use any American services, even though there are no EU based competitors that are viable to use, don't. Or perhaps it's now ac

Insane parts like being unable to use any American services, even though there are no EU based competitors that are viable to use, don't. Or perhaps it's now actually impossible for an American company to be compliant, in which case oh well. Good luck enforcing that against half of the internet. I quite like the spirit of the original GDPR, but some of the more recent execution is just bad.

cassianoleal 4y ago
> perhaps it's now actually impossible for an American company to be compliant If they store and process PII, then this has been the case since the CLOUD Act. They can be compliant by not dealing with PII. > I quite like the spirit of the original GDPR, but some of the more recent execution is just bad. This particular bit of it is fantastic IMO. I'm still waiting for big fines or other punishments to happen though. Hopefully soon but I'm not holding my breath. > even though there are no EU based competitors that are viable to use Hopefully this will open up the market for companies based everywhere to compete against the US giants. Not just in the EU -- like I said, this is not about where the company is based, except in the case of the US where the CLOUD Act exists. That would be very healthy for the Internet.
- nephanth 4y ago
  > That would be very healthy for the Internet And for European economy, let’s be honest
- fjfbsufhdvfy 4y ago
  > They can be compliant by not dealing with PII. Sure, if your company provides no web services, and doesn't actually have any customers, this is possible. For everyone else however, that is a ridiculous suggestion.
  - cassianoleal 4y ago
    Perhaps. If that's really the case, American companies should be lobbying their government to ditch the CLOUD Act. In this case, 3 things can happen: - Company goes bust due to lack of customers; - Company moves out of the USA; - Government changes the law. This is just speculation though. Right now the situation is as it is.

cassianoleal 4y ago

> perhaps it's now actually impossible for an American company to be compliant If they store and process PII, then this has been the case since the CLOUD Act. They can be compliant by not dealing with PII. > I quite like the spirit of the original GDPR, but some of the more recent execution is just bad. This particular bit of it is fantastic IMO. I'm still waiting for big fines or other punishments to happen though. Hopefully soon but I'm not holding my breath. > even though there are no EU based competitors that are viable to use Hopefully this will open up the market for companies based everywhere to compete against the US giants. Not just in the EU -- like I said, this is not about where the company is based, except in the case of the US where the CLOUD Act exists. That would be very healthy for the Internet.

nephanth 4y ago
> That would be very healthy for the Internet And for European economy, let’s be honest
fjfbsufhdvfy 4y ago
> They can be compliant by not dealing with PII. Sure, if your company provides no web services, and doesn't actually have any customers, this is possible. For everyone else however, that is a ridiculous suggestion.
- cassianoleal 4y ago
  Perhaps. If that's really the case, American companies should be lobbying their government to ditch the CLOUD Act. In this case, 3 things can happen: - Company goes bust due to lack of customers; - Company moves out of the USA; - Government changes the law. This is just speculation though. Right now the situation is as it is.