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Re:Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding E... by nomel on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @07:53PM (#25437629)
> why the UK would allow their constituents most personal data to be transferred out of their jurisdiction

Are there limitations with using products/doing business outside the UK, from within the UK? As in, is there any authority that they could use to stop people from, willingly(?), using a foreign internet service? It seems that would require some pretty draconian internet policies.

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Re:Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding E... by lmm on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @08:31PM (#25437936)
There are, quite rightly, strict rules about how companies handle personal data (and that includes not transferring it to jurisdictions where those rules don't apply). I don't think any of those rules apply to individuals handling their own personal data.
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