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GDPR doesn't really apply outside of Europe, despite what the EU might claim.
by PrimeMcFly 4y ago
GDPR doesn't really apply outside of Europe, despite what the EU might claim.
- twelve40 4y agoalso, one could just roll it up into a wall of fine print or something, no? who reads these things anyway?
- Semaphor 4y ago> also, one could just roll it up into a wall of fine print or something, no? That also violates it. Facebook just lost in court in the first instance trying that.
- kalleboo 4y agoGDPR requires an opt out available, that is just as easy to opt out of as it is to opt in. Fine print disclaimers are illegal.
- akie 4y agoThe EU does not claim that it applies outside of Europe, just that the law applies to all your customers/visitors that are within the EU.
- Zurrrrr 4y agoIIRC they do try to claim it applies outside of Europe; they say their laws apply to any entity processing data of EU citizens, regardless of where the data or website actually lie.
- akie 4y agoI think it's well within the rights of the EU to legislate in which way the data of its citizens is processed. If your product or service is accessible to EU citizens, in the EU market, then you need to abide by the laws of the EU. It's no different for physical or virtual products.
- kube-system 4y agoMany EU websites carry speech which is illegal in other countries.
- Zurrrrr 4y ago> If your product or service is accessible to EU citizens, in the EU market, then you need to abide by the laws of the EU It's not that simple though. If I offer a website in the US, I can collect the info of anyone that visit it as long as I am not breaking US law. If the EU doesn't like that, then they can block my site. They claim though that I am subject to their law if I harness the data of Europeans.
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