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To be fair HN is purely a US entity; GDPR doesn't apply as much as the EU might insist it does.
by PrimeMcFly 3y ago
To 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.