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emteycz
on Feb 12, 2018
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German court rules Facebook use of personal data i...
That's an EU law, FB is US company.
madez
on Feb 12, 2018
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It is of no matter where FB is incorporated. Every country can still bring it to court and judge it. The question is then of enforceability. I'm confident the EU can enforce fines on FB, but that is a different discussion.
emteycz
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Was there ever a single case of something like the EU successfully fining an US company for breaking laws that don't apply to the company?
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