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Re:Slack just wiped out our data overnight by emerongi on Thursday December 20, 2018 @03:33AM (#18723328)
Any EU citizen is protected by GDPR if the company is doing business in EU. Doesn't matter where the HQ is.
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Re:Slack just wiped out our data overnight by cyphar on Thursday December 20, 2018 @03:51AM (#18723405)
Any EU/EEA resident, but that wasn't my point.

One of the biggest things people bring up against the GDPR is "how will the EU punish companies outside of their jurisdiction". The answer is that most "American" companies actually use EU tax breaks and thus can most definitely be punished by the EU.

Also, the user was based in Iran. He doesn't have relevant rights under the GDPR.

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