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		hackyhacky on Jan 26, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the Ap... Do these changes apply only within the geographical borders of the EU, or do they apply to EU citizens everywhere? EU data protection laws, if I'm not mistaken, apply to all EU citizens, so I'd imagine that these do too. If that's the case, I wonder how Apple plans to selectively enable access based on citizenship.

the_duke on Jan 26, 2024 | [–]

These regulations usually apply for users located in the EU, regardless of citizenship.

Hugsun on Jan 26, 2024 | [–]

That's interesting. They will definitely find the minimum amount of users to enable this for.

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