Comment on 4chan and Kiwi Farms Sue the UK Over its Age Verification Law
Mrkawfee@feddit.uk 20 hours agoI mean GDPR does this as well this but it’s EU derived law which has the backing of 27 countries as well as the EEA. That’s why the rest of the world takes it seriously.
The UK thinking it is on the same level is just delusional arrogance.
rah@hilariouschaos.com 19 hours ago
I don’t understand what you’re referring to with the word “this”. What is it you believe the GDPR does as well?
MurrayL@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
The GDPR applies to any professional or commercial activity which involves the processing of the data of EU citizens.
There are a few caveats, but yes - the GDPR does apply outside of the EU.
rah@hilariouschaos.com 17 hours ago
What do you mean exactly? What do you mean by “apply”?
JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Bro thinks he’s Jordan Peterson
grue@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
It really doesn’t, though. Unless the company running the website has a presence within the EU – which means it ceases to count as “outside” – there’s fuck-all the EU can do to enforce it.
JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Fine companies in other countries for failing to uphold the law when working with citizens protected by said law.
rah@hilariouschaos.com 17 hours ago
The EU has no power in “other” countries, by which I presume you mean non-EU countries. It’s not possible for the EU to fine companies in non-EU countries. They could issue a fine but they have no power to enforce or collect the fine. The non-EU companies can quite legally just laugh at the EU and give them the finger.
JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Your original comment was about the UK overreaching and policing companies from outside the UK how to do things. You got a reply on how the gdpr does the same thing (please, no one actually implied the legislation itself starts sending out emails, have the basic decency to understand the implication that it’s the EU and UK through GDPR that are pursuing things legally).
I don’t know why you seek to make the distinction between “fining” and “issuing a fine”, the point was the UK is not the only one trying to do it. Whether it’s successful or not is not the point. Also they can totally enforce the fine by restricting those businesses from doing business within their territory until they comply. I don’t know how you could get it more wrong.