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Re:Facebook's GDPR consent bypass reaches Austrian Supreme C... by Jenk on Monday March 15, 2021 @10:43AM (#26466618)
No, the answer is "Anyone infringes on those rights."

It just so happens that some "Tech Giants" fit into that category.

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Re:Facebook's GDPR consent bypass reaches Austrian Supreme C... by s_dev on Monday March 15, 2021 @10:59AM (#26466777)
>No, the answer is "Anyone infringes on those rights."

Nope a small American firm can infringe those rights and face zero consequences. A US Multinational with operations in Europe can't.

So implicitly -- bigger companies are targeted as they have more of a global footprint.

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Re:Facebook's GDPR consent bypass reaches Austrian Supreme C... by Jenk on Monday March 15, 2021 @11:41AM (#26467298)
Nope.

https://gdpr.eu/companies-outside-of-europe/

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Re:Facebook's GDPR consent bypass reaches Austrian Supreme C... by s_dev on Monday March 15, 2021 @12:18PM (#26467886)
Since you can't read your own link:

>The second exception is for organizations with fewer than 250 employees. Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are not totally exempt from the GDPR, but the regulation does free them from record-keeping obligations in most cases (see Article 30.5).

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Re:Facebook's GDPR consent bypass reaches Austrian Supreme C... by Jenk on Monday March 15, 2021 @07:51PM (#26470970)
So "Tech Giants" are "anyone with >250 employees"..

That's a mighty tight clutch you have on those straws.

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