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I know I shouldn't ask HN for legal advice, but does anyone know how these laws affects websites not made by americans and not hosted in the US? Could I still b

by Hamcha 4y ago

I know I shouldn't ask HN for legal advice, but does anyone know how these laws affects websites not made by americans and not hosted in the US? Could I still be fined for this? Would it be my job or their job to blacklist my websites from California internet if I was in violation? I say this because my only experience was when in the wake of GDPR a lot of smaller US outlets decided on blacklisting Europe from accessing them.

JPLeRouzic 4y ago
The GDPR became enforceable beginning 25 May 2018, but most EU media did not comply with it until recently. Some now even try to pretend they comply when they do not. Yet in France major media such as "lesechos.fr" or "lefigaro.fr" did not comply with it until a few month ago. At least they now present a good information to the user. In Germany, "dw.com" present a much simplified GDPR message stating: "We use cookies to improve our service for you. You can find more information in our data protection declaration. More info OK" With "der spiegel" the message is there, but after this one, which hints that you have little choice: "Continue reading with ads Visit SPIEGEL.de as you normally would with the advertising and the usual tracking. (You can revoke your consent at any time.) Read ad-free No sharing of your data with advertisers. Use us for a fee without any ad tracking and practically free of advertising."