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Re: President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

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post #8

I find it highly entertaining that they talk about denying rights and then deny the whole of the EU access because they insist on violating their readers' privacy rights and that would be illegal in the EU.

They probably just don't want to put a cookie banner on their student newspaper to comply with foreign regulations

Re: President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

#53
post #8

I find it highly entertaining that they talk about denying rights and then deny the whole of the EU access because they insist on violating their readers' privacy rights and that would be illegal in the EU.

What makes you day they are violating readers' privacy rights? It's a not-for-profit student newspaper, they probably just don't want to risk GDPR fines. Or they don't expect readers from Europe.

Unless Purdue plans on opening a campus within the EU, they don't have to pay any of them. Not much of a risk, right?

Re: President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

#54
post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not legal reasons it's laziness. GDPR compliance really doesn't cost a lot despite what a lot of legal shills spout...

It's a not-for-profit student newspaper. I doubt it's about tracking.

If they're running, say, Google ads,[0] which track, they probably have to do something, even if it isn't much.

It would be great to have a web page that you could send them to that explains what they can do.

[0] I don't know, I can't see the site.

Re: President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

#55
post #8

I find it highly entertaining that they talk about denying rights and then deny the whole of the EU access because they insist on violating their readers' privacy rights and that would be illegal in the EU.

Perhaps a fair point, but I don't think it's remotely comparable to the topic at hand. We're talking about Chinese-born students in America being ratted out to the Chinese government for exercising their free expression rights like model American citizens, even though they are foreigners. If I had the relevant Presidential powers, I'd offer citizenship to every one of the threatened students, and the rats would be se…

Kinda bizarre assumption that the Chinese nationals getting their education in the USA automatically want to become citizens of the USA.

Re: President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

#56
post #49

" Those seeking to deny those rights " are not, in the sense that matters, individual students. This is a state pursuit, a state seeking to... Chinese points of priority are going to continue increasing in relevance. " Is the CCP good? " is not an acceptable conversation topic, in chinese, even in Purdue. Superpower superpowers, so to speak. The US has some of these too.

By “those,” they mean the other Chinese students that harassed him after his speech and more than likely reported him to the Chinese government. Did you read the article?

Re: President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

#57

What you get in the EU: 451: Unavailable due to legal reasons We recognize you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU which enforces the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and therefore access cannot be granted at this time. For any issues, contact help@purdueexponent.org or call 765-743-1111.

I don't quite understand how EEA GDPR regulations can extend to entities with no European footprint at all, such as this student newspaper. Can't they just issue cookies and give the EU the finger?

This newspaper would not fall under the jurisdiction of the GDPR since they do not come under the targeting provision.

They have just fallen (or not bothered to look into) for FUD.

Re: President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

#58
Applause for Purdue eh. I am excited to see how this plays out for them but I support this position.

Universities are a place of learning. If someone is misunderstood in their worldview or something else. That's the place to learn where you're wrong. Therefore all viewpoints must be allowed.

Re: President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

#59

What you get in the EU: 451: Unavailable due to legal reasons We recognize you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU which enforces the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and therefore access cannot be granted at this time. For any issues, contact help@purdueexponent.org or call 765-743-1111.

I don't quite understand how EEA GDPR regulations can extend to entities with no European footprint at all, such as this student newspaper. Can't they just issue cookies and give the EU the finger?

Someone was presented with an issue that was both technical and legal in scope and just punted. The contact info was added by minions who knew it was a stupid decision.

Re: President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

#60
post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't quite understand how EEA GDPR regulations can extend to entities with no European footprint at all, such as this student newspaper. Can't they just issue cookies and give the EU the finger?

Chances are basically 100% that the EU won't go after a student newspaper, so in practice yes. But in theory no.

We'll also because they would not fall into the scope of the GDPR.
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