I found this link from forbes on this issue. Apologies in advance as this site has lots of ads on it, but it is forbes.com
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2017/12/04/yes-the-gdpr-will-affect-your-u-s-based-business/#4fb0c03d6ff2 ________________________________________ From: cctalk <cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org> on behalf of geneb via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 11:15 AM To: Grant Taylor; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner On Wed, 20 Feb 2019, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: > On 2/20/19 7:39 AM, geneb wrote: >> 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. > > I don't have details on /how/ GDPR applies or /why/ people in the US are > running scared of it. But I've seen many references to people doing exactly > that. Based on what I've read, the only possible way the GDPR could apply to a US company (with no EU physical presence) is if you're selling or marketing directly to EU citizens. For the sites and "services" I provide, the EU is invited to see Figure One. ;) g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind. http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home. Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies. ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes. http://scarlet.deltasoft.com - Get it _today_!
