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0 pointsrhizome8y ago0 comments

Does ProfileEngine have a local instance in the EU or something? Are you thinking the "G" in GDPR means "global?"

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Buge8y ago· 3 in thread

Would it be possible for the EU to get an arrest warrant and extradite the creator to the EU?

Or if an extradition isn't possible, what if the creator goes on vacation to the EU, would the creator get arrested then?

bryanrasmussen8y ago

Doesn't this become the internet archive's problem, and not the creator. And all the internet archive would have to do is set up a way for people to remove their data from the archive.

jakeogh8y ago

No. Unless he goes to the EU he is not subject to the laws of another country.

Buge8y ago

Then how was Roman Seleznev arrested and charged under US laws even though he never visited the US, or even a country with an extradition treaty with the US?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Chp12sEnWk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Seleznev

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greglindahl8y ago

The GDPR purports to apply to any EU person, no matter where they are. That's one of the many problems with it.

However, it is already the case that the EU casts a wide net. blekko got a demand for info from the EU regarding Google's dominance of the search space in relation to mobile apps. Most of the questions were about opinions, not facts. After consulting with our lawyers, they said that the small amount of advertising income we had from the EU was enough that the EU could demand that we answer, but we could ignore the first one and see if they asked again more firmly.

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