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Re:GDPR: US news sites unavailable to EU users over data pro... by cortesoft on Friday May 25, 2018 @12:13PM (#17155127)
If your startup doesn’t have any business in the EU, they can’t go after you.
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Re:GDPR: US news sites unavailable to EU users over data pro... by oaiey on Friday May 25, 2018 @12:58PM (#17155601)
"Business" means website visit from a US/EU citizen travelling Europe. And even blocking them by IP and logging it is a violation.

User can file a complaint against you, resulting in a ruling. Whether you ever see an "invoice" or see police officers is another topic. But you violate the regulation/law in another country.

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Re:GDPR: US news sites unavailable to EU users over data pro... by majewsky on Friday May 25, 2018 @02:47PM (#17156764)
Blocking by IP is okay, logging it is the only violation. And why on earth would you have to log those blocks?
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Re:GDPR: US news sites unavailable to EU users over data pro... by cortesoft on Friday May 25, 2018 @06:05PM (#17158407)
You would want to log it to make sure you aren't accidentally blocking the wrong people.
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Re:GDPR: US news sites unavailable to EU users over data pro... by oaiey on Friday May 25, 2018 @05:33PM (#17158195)
That's right!
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