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0 pointsryanwaggoner8y ago0 comments

Blocking 500 million geolocated people is crazy. That's not the spirit of the law.

No crazier than thinking you have to comply if you have no connection to the EU.

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smallbigfish8y ago· 3 in thread

If you have no connection with EU why do you collect personal data from the EU citizens? If you don't collect why worry?

AlfeG8y ago

What do "collect" mean. Its too broad to comply.

ryanwaggonerOP8y ago

They keep sending it to me. Apparently, even asking them not to and trying to block them is not enough for some people.

Just to be clear, I treat all my users fairly and protect their data, and I am not intentionally targeting any EU users with anything I do online.

45h34jh53k4j8y ago

You have a responsibility to your users, be they EU or not. The fact you consider "they keep sending it to me" means that you are not considering the whole privacy issue. This data is not yours to do with as you please. Yes they send it to you -- but you are listening, You are the active party here. There is a duty to protect your users data.

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