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Because, as has been pointed out ad nauseam THEY HAVE NO JURISDICTION to tell US companies what to do. Of course, every time I point this out, people get mad a
by jtbayly 4y ago
Because, as has been pointed out ad nauseam THEY HAVE NO JURISDICTION to tell US companies what to do.
Of course, every time I point this out, people get mad at me because they happen to like the law (ie, they like the idea of privacy, and privacy theatre is comforting to them).
I'm personally of the opinion that one government telling me what to do is quite enough, thank you very much.
- humanistbot 4y agoGDPR is intentionally written to be extraterritorial in scope. If you're collecting data on EU citizens while being located anywhere in the universe, it applies to you. If you never have any plans to step foot in the EU, then they can't do anything to you.
- zinekeller 4y ago> Because, as has been pointed out ad nauseam THEY HAVE NO JURISDICTION to tell US companies what to do. Actually in practice many important US companies do have market activity or assets in the EU, arguably including Y Combinator. Also, the EU (or its governments) wouldn't bother a random plumber in Iowa or honestly even in Prague (unless in the latter case someone have bothered to complain).
- dinosaurdynasty 4y agoUS companies that act internationally are not immune from the laws of the states they act within.
- jtbayly 4y agoTrue. Putting a website online available to anybody to visit does not mean I’m acting in Europe, though.
- janosdebugs 4y agoThis is actually incorrect. The US and many other countries have entered into trade agreements with each other. For example, if a company does business in Europe (sells goods or services to EU customers), they are subject to EU regulations in a whole host of areas. The GDPR is only one example of such law. You, personally, are not subject to EU laws since you are, presumably, not running a business with EU customers or data subjects.
- jtbayly 4y agoThe GDPR is explicitly not the same as those laws, claiming that it applies to anybody anywhere who puts a website online for any reason irregardless of any trade agreements.