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0 pointsicebraining7y ago0 comments

Which is why the GDPR has a reduced level of obligations for companies under 250 employees (see article 30).

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lotu7y ago· 2 in thread

When Instagram was bought by Facebook I think it had 13 employees. Would they not of had to comply with GDPR then?

icebrainingOP7y ago

Everyone has to comply with the GDPR, it's just that bigger companies have extra requirements to fulfill.

vxNsr7y ago

Similarly, Whatsapp had 55 at the time of the purchase.

yeahforsureman7y ago· 1 in thread

Not really. You're talking about an exception to only one obligation (record-keeping). And even that is relevant only where the processing is "not occasional".

icebrainingOP7y ago

A small company is also less likely to need a DPO.

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