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> If/when American law mirrors it or we sign a treaty, it applies to me. Until then, it doesn’t. The penalty could be “shoot on sight” and it doesn’t matter as long as I’m outside their jurisdiction.

Try ignoring the GDPR, they will get upset at you really quickly.



What are they going to do, invade the US to arrest one guy?


And if they do?

I like the GDPR. I comply with the local CCPA version. I’m not legally obligated to follow the GDPR though. I’m unaware of any agreement the US has with EU that puts me under its jurisdiction.


EU–US Data Privacy Framework? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU%E2%80%93US_Data_Privacy_Fra...


What regulations does that apply to me?


Back when I ran a nitter instance, I’d get emails about the GDPR.

I’d simply delete them, no problem.


Who is "they" and where is it being ignored? GDPR is quite clear on where it applies.




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