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Is that true under the GDPR?
by jowea 3y ago
Is that true under the GDPR?
- TylerE 3y agoUS companies aren't bound by the GDPR. European courts have no jurisdiction here.
- alpaca128 3y agoEuropean courts have jurisdiction in the EU, and CNBC is accessible in the EU unlike some other US websites, so they have to follow GDPR at least for EU visitors. And as far as I know cookie rejection must not influence the basic functionality of the site.
- TylerE 3y agoOk, how does an EU court enforce an EU law on a US company with US assets? They can’t. That’s my point.
- matkoniecz 3y agoYes, if this company has no assets in EU and no transactions with EU entities then enforcing this may be hard.
- alpaca128 3y ago> Ok, how does an EU court enforce an EU law on a US company with US assets? They can’t. You mean like this? https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59909647 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59909647
- whstl 3y agoGDPR does not regulate cookies, it regulates usage of PII (personally identifiable information). So blocking cookies on principle is not against it, but collecting PII without consent is. Forcing the user into accepting, such as saying "click accept or pay" also is. [0] “Consent should not be regarded as freely given if the data subject has no genuine or free choice or is unable to refuse or withdraw consent without detriment.” – Example: https://noyb.eu/en/pay-or-okay-beginning-end#:~:text=No%20%22blanket%20consent%22.,as%20foreseen%20by%20the%20GDPR https://noyb.eu/en/pay-or-okay-beginning-end#:~:text=No%20%2....