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PSA: You can't delete photos uploaded to Lemmy. So don't (accidentally) upload a nude (tech.michaelaltfield.net)
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[–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This is the stupidest claim GDPR makes. It's completely unenforceable and it's attempting to enforce EU law in countries outside of the EU, which goes completely against any norms in international relations.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    It absolutely is enforceable, and the EU has already enforced it several times.

    The EU can of course try to seize assets, but in many cases they have signed a treaty with other countries stating they have the right to enforce the GDPR within their borders. Think a bit in the sense of an extradition treaty. For the US, this is the EU-US Data Privacy Framework for example.

    This means the EU absolutely can, will and has the means to enforce the GDPR abroad.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I don’t see how it could be enforced without this. If you are operating internationally, comply or block your service from regions you cannot legally operate in.

    Personally I don’t think Lemmy should comply. It’s an ad free community service with zero PII obligation besides an email and whatever IP you choose to connect from. No one has to be on Lemmy for any common social obligations.

    If you want to be forgotten then leave!

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    If you are operating internationally, comply or block your service from regions you cannot legally operate in.

    Couple of problems with this. First, it's putting the onus on a company that does not operate in Europe to figure out what European law is and to try to comply with it. Why should they have to do that? If you're not operating in an area, you should not have to ever give any consideration whatsoever to the laws of that area.

    The second is that, unless I'm misinformed, the EU claims its law applies to any EU citizen, regardless of location. Which means if a Dutch person moves to Australia and uses Australian companies' services, the EU says "hey, Australian company, you gotta do what this Dutch person says with their data". Which is utterly ridiculous.

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