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Re:Whois public database is in breach of GDPR, according to ... by vincentmarle on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @06:23AM (#16857011)
Edit: you both are right
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Re:Whois public database is in breach of GDPR, according to ... by antientropic on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @06:30AM (#16857045)
In this context, indeed it isn't. It would be just as wrong to write "US law mandates..." when the law in question is in fact only Texas state law. I.e. "European law" != "a law somewhere in Europe".
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Re:Whois public database is in breach of GDPR, according to ... by danmaz74 on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @06:36AM (#16857063)
I'm saying that writing "European law mandates that you have an "impressum"" is a lie.
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