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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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