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Re:WhatsApp told to stop sharing user data with Facebook by ... by germanier on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @09:41PM (#15966580)
I have bad news for you: things like the Uniform Foreign Money Judgments Recognition Act exist which makes it possible to enforce foreign verdicts. Even if no such law applies, most US companies that do business with EU customers have by definition some assets in the EU even if only briefly (or else they couldn't charge them anything).

The US doesn't sue foreign pot shops because the sale happens abroad and they have decided to not bother with that but they absolutely could enacted such a law if they wanted. Who is there to stop them? The US actually does apply some of its laws abroad. Here is an example that is similar to yours https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/as-us-prosecutes-...

Again, the problem is only enforceability. If they can't get hold of any money, a verdict is useless.

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Re:WhatsApp told to stop sharing user data with Facebook by ... by MVorlm on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @10:41PM (#15966861)
That's the point. If I run a US-based company and have 0 assets in X country, it doesn't matter. EU lawyers would also know this and also wouldn't bring it to court. It's just a waste of everyone's time. I'm certainly not going to do anything If I get a summons from a random country due to some random law. Especially if it means nothing in the country I'm currently located in.
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Re:WhatsApp told to stop sharing user data with Facebook by ... by kuschku on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @08:25AM (#15969256)
It does matter if your bank will comply, and no bank will risk getting banned from the EU market for a small customer like you.

Some day you’ll wake up, and notice all your corporate bank accounts are empty and frozen.

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Re:WhatsApp told to stop sharing user data with Facebook by ... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @10:57PM (#15966923)
And you have no plans to have assets or employees in the EU. Ever.
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