On May 16, 2018 at 18:18 o...@delong.com (Owen DeLong) wrote: > At this point if I were a registrar or registry doing business in such a way > as to be subject to gdpr, I’d seriously consider spinning up a subsidiary > only for that purpose and leave it with minimal revenues and nothing to > collect in the event of a lawsuit. Either that or simply stop doing business > with Europeans until their government comes to its senses.
2018-04-19, The Guardian... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/19/facebook-moves-15bn-users-out-of-reach-of-new-european-privacy-law or http://tinyurl.com/yaeqguhz Headline: Facebook moves 1.5bn users out of reach of new European privacy law ... "The move is due to come into effect shortly before General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in Europe on 25 May. Facebook is liable under GDPR for fines of up to 4% of its global turnover – around $1.6bn – if it breaks the new data protection rules." ... "The company follows other US multinationals in the switch. LinkedIn, for instance, is to move its own non-EU users to its US branch on 8 May. “We’ve simply streamlined the contract location to ensure all members understand the LinkedIn entity responsible for their personal data,” it told Reuters." -- -Barry Shein Software Tool & Die | b...@theworld.com | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: +1 617-STD-WRLD | 800-THE-WRLD The World: Since 1989 | A Public Information Utility | *oo*
