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IIRC 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

• akie 4y ago
  I 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 ago
    Many 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.
    • msm_ 4y ago
      Yes, this is what they claim. As long as your company has no physical offices in the EU you probably don't have to worry about it. If your company grows bigger, you probably should.
      • Zurrrrr 4y ago
        That was my only point, that they claim something which simply is not true.