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		marcrosoft on Aug 23, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US Border Patrol says they can create central repo... > US law power stops at US borders. This also means US companies can ignore GDPR.

Shared404 on Aug 23, 2020 [–]

As long as they don't do business in Europe.

marcrosoft on Aug 23, 2020 | [–]

Let me be more clear. If a European buys a product from a US company and that company operates and is incorporated in the US then GDPR can be ignored.

The EU would say otherwise but fortunately they don’t get to police the world anymore than any other foreign country.

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