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Re:Google refuses to reinstate account after man took medica... by Sunspark on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @02:47AM (#32561293)
Why? Isn't it always part of a TOS that you have no rights and that the company can do whatever they like anytime they like?
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Re:Google refuses to reinstate account after man took medica... by jbverschoor on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @03:10AM (#32561467)
Contracts or terms don't have to be legal
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Re:Google refuses to reinstate account after man took medica... by Charlie_26 on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @03:09AM (#32561465)
Surely a GDPR violation at the very least
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Re:Google refuses to reinstate account after man took medica... by Freak_NL on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @03:50AM (#32561760)
He could probably still get his data as a data dump if he was European, just not his accounts reinstated. As Mark is apparently an American citizen though, the GDPR does not apply.
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Re:Google refuses to reinstate account after man took medica... by Sunspark on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @05:56PM (#32572100)
Does anyone know what happens if one is a European citizen (or dual-citizen with the US) but physically resident in the US?

Can one invoke EU rights, or is it tied to being physically resident like a DVD region?

What if the EU citizen flies to Europe? Can they then invoke their right from the physical territory of Europe?

I feel this is somewhat uncharted water.

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