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Google plans to move UK users' accounts outside EU jurisdiction

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Re: Google plans to move UK users' accounts outside EU jurisdiction

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Post by SahAssar »

antonyh wrote: post #70
SahAssar wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's not a FAANG though.

FAANG is just a buzzword acronym, a hook to pull in investors. LinkedIn is Microsoft, which should also be included given it's scale. It should be FAMANG.

I agree about the buzzword part, but the parent did specify two FAANGs. I'd think it would be interesting to hear which two since it's obviously not Google (as the article hints that they want to move data out of the EU).

Also, the FAANG expression didn't start around scale, if that was the case netflix wouldn't have been included as early as the expression was coined. The expression was about developer compensation. That seems to have changed recently(-ish) though and now the expression is more like "unicorn" instead of just the specific companies that make up the acronym.

Re: Google plans to move UK users' accounts outside EU jurisdiction

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Post by icebraining »

_-___________-_ wrote: post #43
_-___________-_ wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

GDPR applies to EU & EEA residents.

A fairly readable summary of the territorial scope of GDPR: https://edpb.europa.eu/sites/edpb/files/files/file1/edpb_gui... In fact, it's not even legal residency that matters. You must simply be present in the territory that the regulations apply to (EU+EEA). If you're not, then the protections don't apply to you, regardless of your citizenship.

> If you're not, then the protections don't apply to you, regardless of your citizenship.

Yes, unless the company is itself in the EU, in which case the GDPR always applies, even if you're not a citizen, resident or even visitor to the EU.

Re: Google plans to move UK users' accounts outside EU jurisdiction

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Post by icebraining »

briandear wrote: post #23
s_dev wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

GDPR applies to EU citizens globally. It's just not enforced globally. The company will have to be large enough to have a presense (or future presense) in the EU for there to be an tangible impact. >Declaring yourself Irish doesn't make you fall under GDPR protection if you live outside the EU. I'm a DPO and this is absolutely incorrect.

> GDPR applies to EU citizens globally. It's just not enforced globally. Do American speed limits apply to American drivers in Europe? Or do the European speed limits apply? Essentially you are absolutely incorrect. The EU has no legal jurisdiction outside of EU borders.

American tax laws (like the FACTA) do apply to Americans in Europe, for example. A sovereign entity has jurisdiction over anything it wants. The question is whether it can enforce it, but there are many tools for that, from simple treaties to sanctions to full-blown military invasions.

In any case, parent is in fact incorrect since the GDPR claims no such jurisdiction. It only applies to people in the EU, or to people whose personal data is processed by EU companies.

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Post by bananamerica »

dang wrote: post #78
bananamerica wrote: post #53

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I’m sorry, am I on Stack Exchange?

On Hacker News, the issue is that frontpage space is the scarcest resource that HN has (only 30 slots at a time). Since the site exists for intellectual curiosity, and curiosity withers under repetition, it's important not to have those slots taken up by stories that have had a significant recent discussion. (For example, the OP had a major thread yesterday.) Reposts are allowed in the other cases. That is, if a stor…

It's okay to point out duplicates, it's just odd to see it done in such a spartan manner over here.
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