20 Feb
2019
20 Feb
'19
8:04 a.m.
On Feb 20, 2019, at 10:53 AM, Grant Taylor via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 2/20/19 7:39 AM, geneb wrote:
There is ample precedent for small companies staying away from stuff because of fear of
regulations or other legal hassles (like certain software licenses). Those fears
aren't necessarily based on solid foundations. But when the possible downside is
major legal hassles and bad publicity, and even investigating the potential threat is
expensive (paying specialized lawyers in various countries) it makes sense simply to stay
away and incur no risk.
paul
They may have a physical presence in the EU,
which would cause the GDPR to apply to them. However, for companies with no physical
presense in the EU, I don't see how the law could apply.
I agree with your logic.
However your valid logic is contrary to my understanding.
I've seen reference to too many entities that don't have a presence in the EU
that are doing things like blocking EU access to websites specifically because of GDPR.