Re:How GDPR Will Change The Way You Develop
by notyourday on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @05:44PM
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Maybe they can do that, but that would require piercing corporate veil first which is costly. JoeSchmoeLLC is probably judgement proof. Any attempt to force it to comply would cost a boat load of money.
However, it is a lot more likely that the LLC is owned by those with no nexus to Europe it is extremely unlikely that EU can do anything to punish this company. Hell 99% of web forums have European users.
Maybe it will have teeth against Google/Facebook/Tinder/Match/etc because those companies actually have assets in Europe but it won't be effective against companies with no nexus.
However, it is a lot more likely that the LLC is owned by those with no nexus to Europe it is extremely unlikely that EU can do anything to punish this company. Hell 99% of web forums have European users.
Maybe it will have teeth against Google/Facebook/Tinder/Match/etc because those companies actually have assets in Europe but it won't be effective against companies with no nexus.