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Re:T-Mobile USA doesn't comply with its German parent compan... by jeroenhd on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @09:00AM (#32482189)
> Is he an EU citizen?

Based on his biography (hasbrouck.org/bio/whoami.html) I believe he is an American citizen. I see records about him being born in the USA and nothing about any moves to a European country (other than his world travels for activism and other short-term purposes). If he were a European citizen, I'd expect his complaints to be directed at his local DPA rather than at DT/T-Mobile directly.

I'm no lawyer so I'm not sure how legally binding his communication with T-Mobile/DT about the exact use of his data really is.

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Re:T-Mobile USA doesn't comply with its German parent compan... by ehasbrouck on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @12:48PM (#32485413)
I'm a citizen and resident of the USA. But I have travelled often in Germany, roaming on Deutshce Telekom cell towers using a cellphone with a T-Mobile USA SIM and a US phone number. DT has collected data about my roaming in Germany, and has transferred that data to T-Mobile USA for billing and other purposes. So some of the data about me held by T-Mobile USA, which T-Mobile USA has refused to allow me to see, was collected in Germany by Deutsche Telekom.
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Re:T-Mobile USA doesn't comply with its German parent compan... by cj on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @02:54PM (#32487138)
(I could be wrong but) GDPR does not grant rights to American tourists visiting Europe unless they are residing there (e.g. established residency, not just traveling through)
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Re:T-Mobile USA doesn't comply with its German parent compan... by joecool1029 on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @06:33PM (#32489863)
Probably also a distinction to make but T-Mobile USA's international roaming isn't meant for long-term usage and they'll terminate the account if more than half a year or so is outside the US.

I always thought of the cost implication for T-Mobile before this thread, not that they are probably more concerned with legal exposure of people changing residency and trying to remain as customers.

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