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Hundreds of US News Sites Unavailable in Europe Two Months After GDPR

posted by mrpg on Friday August 10 2018, @04:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the ain't-gonna-happen dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Many US news sites have yet to comply with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation after more than two months, leaving European visitors blocked.

Digital outlets run by Tronc, Lee Enterprises and GateHouse Media are among the hundreds of US news websites that remain unavailable within the EU, according to NiemanLab.

The General Data Protection Regulation, also known as GDPR, is designed to give the EU's 500 million citizens greater control over how their information is used online. Adopted in April 2016, its provisions became directly applicable in EU member states after a two-year transitional period.

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  • (Score: 2) by dwilson on Saturday August 11 2018, @03:19AM

    by dwilson (2599) Subscriber Badge on Saturday August 11 2018, @03:19AM (#720182) Journal

    Why would anyone expect any other reaction from U.S. companies. A government forcing them to do something that is complicated, expensive and unprofitable. It's a very simple cost-benefit analysis.

    More than that, even. A FOREIGN government forcing them? A US website, hosted in the US on hardware in the US, with owners who live in the US... so the EU passes the GDRP law and demands you comply. ...so what?

    Unless you expect to visit the EU at some point in your life (and lets be honest, the vast majority of americans won't), you tell them to Get Fucked and get on with life. What can they do to you, realistically? Block your site at their ISP's level? Whoopity-do.

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