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HN doesn't allow you to delete comments anyway. You can try emailing dang and he'll give you some excuse about how he doesn't need to care about GDPR and data p
by faangsticle 3y ago
HN doesn't allow you to delete comments anyway. You can try emailing dang and he'll give you some excuse about how he doesn't need to care about GDPR and data protection laws.
- PrimeMcFly 3y agoTo be fair HN is purely a US entity; GDPR doesn't apply as much as the EU might insist it does.
- faangsticle 3y agoYCombinator, the parent of HN, does business in the EU.
- PrimeMcFly 3y agoThat I did not know. Thanks for clarifying.
- KolmogorovComp 3y agoGDPR applies as long as your service is used by EU citizens[0]. [0]: https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/reform/rules-business-and-organisations/application-regulation/who-does-data-protection-law-apply_en https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/r...
- PrimeMcFly 3y agoSure, that's what the EU claims. Doesn't make it so.