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Re:Archive Your Reddit Data Before It's Too Late by PrimeMcFly on Friday June 09, 2023 @01:30PM (#36261102)
To be fair HN is purely a US entity; GDPR doesn't apply as much as the EU might insist it does.
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Re:Archive Your Reddit Data Before It's Too Late by faangsticle on Friday June 09, 2023 @01:36PM (#36261183)
YCombinator, the parent of HN, does business in the EU.
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Re:Archive Your Reddit Data Before It's Too Late by PrimeMcFly on Friday June 09, 2023 @01:37PM (#36261205)
That I did not know. Thanks for clarifying.
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Re:Archive Your Reddit Data Before It's Too Late by KolmogorovComp on Friday June 09, 2023 @04:16PM (#36263563)
GDPR applies as long as you service is used by EU citizens[0].

[0]: https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/r...

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Re:Archive Your Reddit Data Before It's Too Late by PrimeMcFly on Friday June 09, 2023 @04:46PM (#36263950)
Sure, that's what the EU claims. Doesn't make it so.
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