Re:The GDPR Is a Cookie Monster
by legitster on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @11:22AM
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Because GDPR includes provisions for handling US GDPR violators, a lot of security vendors were touting up the idea that if a European fills out a form on your site or gets cookied for any reason, you could be sued.
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Re:The GDPR Is a Cookie Monster
by jwineinger on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @11:37AM
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So they'd file suit in the EU and... what would happen? Some sort of judgment that would prevent a company from starting business in the EU at a later date?
I don't know. Why are EU companies paying attention to American laws, again?
Re:The GDPR Is a Cookie Monster
by frockington on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @12:07PM
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Largest economy and military in the world are big reasons to play nice with America
The US is not the largest economy. Whatever gave you that idea?
Except for military force and incarcerations per capita, the US is lagging behind in almost every statistic compared to China or the EU.
Re:The GDPR Is a Cookie Monster
by patrickmcnamara on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @12:31PM
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Military doesn't come in to this at all.
And similar arguments could be made for why American companies would play nice to the EU.
Re:The GDPR Is a Cookie Monster
by frockington on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @01:06PM
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If I were a company I would target America first and Asia second. Due to increasing regulations, political uncertainty and lack of growth I'd shift the EU to third (it used to be an obvious second to me).
Re:The GDPR Is a Cookie Monster
by patrickmcnamara on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @02:04PM
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Fair enough, but you'd be missing out on a huge market. And unlike Asia, it has a single regulation to follow for things like data protection.
If your company was unable to comply with GDPR, many wouldn't want business with your company anyway, especially other companies who are trying to comply with it.
Detained during their connection in Frankfurt?