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Re:GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in ... by epc on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @01:23PM (#25648894)
Keep that in mind the next time you encounter a US based newspaper that puts up a GDPR error page instead of serving the news article you requested. The EU asserts it can penalize a US based company a percentage of its worldwide revenue (not EU derived revenue) for GDPR violations.

I'm not saying it's right, I am saying that these are the logical, practical responses to the way different jurisdictions expect their laws and regulations to be honored, respected, and applied.

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Re:GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in ... by denton-scratch on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @06:38AM (#25656798)
"The EU asserts it can penalize a US based company" ...

Well, of course it can, if the company violates EU law inside the EU. Do you think US law trumps [sic] national law globally? If a US company doesn't want to comply with GDPR, it is free to cease trading in the EU, or cough-up the fines.

Extraterritoriality is an old US habit.

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