Intent to issue €2.5M fine to Disqus over GDPR breaches
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Intent to issue €2.5M fine to Disqus over GDPR breaches
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Re: Intent to issue €2.5M fine to Disqus over GDPR breaches
#2"Disqus breached the accountability principle by wrongfully considering the GDPR did not apply to data subjects in Norway"
Interesting that Norway isn't part of EU, but they implement GDPR.
Re: Intent to issue €2.5M fine to Disqus over GDPR breaches
#3"Disqus breached the accountability principle by wrongfully considering the GDPR did not apply to data subjects in Norway" Interesting that Norway isn't part of EU, but they implement GDPR.
We part of the European Economic Area (EEA) which is quite close to being a EU member, but without voting rights. Norway voted two times on membership and the compromise was EEA.
Re: Intent to issue €2.5M fine to Disqus over GDPR breaches
#4"Disqus breached the accountability principle by wrongfully considering the GDPR did not apply to data subjects in Norway" Interesting that Norway isn't part of EU, but they implement GDPR.
Norway, whilst not in the EU, has very close links and often aligns with EU laws.
Incidentally, the UK has now left the EU but has retained the GDPR in domestic law.
Re: Intent to issue €2.5M fine to Disqus over GDPR breaches
#5"Disqus breached the accountability principle by wrongfully considering the GDPR did not apply to data subjects in Norway" Interesting that Norway isn't part of EU, but they implement GDPR.
Norway kind of has a special relationship with the EU. They aren't members, but they follow some of the laws and participate in some programmes.
Wiki quote on Norway:
> After the 1994 referendum, Norway maintained its membership in the European Economic Area (EEA), an arrangement granting the country access to the internal market of the Union, on the condition that Norway implements the Union's pieces of legislation which are deemed relevant (of which there were approximately seven thousand by 2010) Successive Norwegian governments have, since 1994, requested participation in parts of the EU's co-operation that go beyond the provisions of the EEA agreement. Non-voting participation by Norway has been granted in, for instance, the Union's Common Security and Defence Policy, the Schengen Agreement, and the European Defence Agency, as well as 19 separate programmes.
Re: Intent to issue €2.5M fine to Disqus over GDPR breaches
#6"Disqus breached the accountability principle by wrongfully considering the GDPR did not apply to data subjects in Norway" Interesting that Norway isn't part of EU, but they implement GDPR.
> but they implement GDPR
The GDPR is great for the citizens! My wish is that more countries follow the EU and implement similar and compatible laws. An interesting example of this is that the UK made sure to implement a clone of GDPR in UK law before leaving the EU/EEA.
Re: Intent to issue €2.5M fine to Disqus over GDPR breaches
#7What is the deal with the GDPR vis-a-vis US companies?
If we have a company incorporated solely in the USA that has web content that violates the GDPR but shows a popup and states in its ToU that the website is not to be used by any person or entity in countries that follow the GDPR, can our company be fined under the GDPR?
In other words, do GDPR countries claim jurisdiction over non-GDPR countries' websites?
Re: Intent to issue €2.5M fine to Disqus over GDPR breaches
#8"Disqus breached the accountability principle by wrongfully considering the GDPR did not apply to data subjects in Norway" Interesting that Norway isn't part of EU, but they implement GDPR.
Even for full EU members enforcement of GDPR falls to institutions within each individual country.
Re: Intent to issue €2.5M fine to Disqus over GDPR breaches
#9From the link "We consider the infringements to be serious. Disqus has tracked which news sites and articles readers in Norway have visited. Additionally, this has happened without the users’ knowledge."
Based on that statement a lot will follow.
Re: Intent to issue €2.5M fine to Disqus over GDPR breaches
#10"Disqus breached the accountability principle by wrongfully considering the GDPR did not apply to data subjects in Norway" Interesting that Norway isn't part of EU, but they implement GDPR.
Norway is often quicker to implement EU regulations than EU countries themselves, for example, in 2018 only Malta had implemented more regulations than Norway [1] (the comparison is a bit skewed as not all regulations applies to Norway so they have fewer to implement)
[1] https://arkiv.klassekampen.no/article/20180420/ARTICLE/18042...