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>(and investing in compliance with European - absolutely not international - regulations)

Did you think about this before typing?

Clue: how many countries does an EU-wide law directly apply to? One? Or many?

>>gcthom+(OP)
You are playing on semantics, anyway EU regulations apply to no country as it’s enforced by each member of the union, not by EU itself.

>>hartat+O4
The GDPR regulation directly applies in all member states, and does not need individual states to do anything at all to enact it. If national courts decline to enforce it then it can escalate to the Eu courts.

It is also international in that it applies to EU citizen date no matter which country it is held or processed in.

>>gcthom+A5
That’s not true. It’s implemented by each data regulation agencies in each country. The CNIL in France for example. There is no EU GDPR agency.

>>hartat+I6
It is true — you need to read the actual GDPR rather than online summaries.

The GDPR creates some new criminal offences that can be prosecuted through courts without the regulatory authorities being involved in Clauses 162 & 163.

Article 82 allows individuals to sue in court for compensation if breaches of GDPR rules cause harm.

The regulatory activities are on top of this.