A confused reader disputed our post on July 23 that Americans would be protected under the new European Union law.
Let's give two examples:
1.Earlier this week, my little organization wanted to get some software from a company in Europe to teach Americans, not Europeans. We had to file a statement regarding privacy that met the guidelines in the E.U. law. No matter we are American, only Americans would use the software.
2.Say you flew from Wichita to Dallas on American airlines, say in 2014. American Airlines has an office in Europe. Someone in the American Airlines office in Europe can look up your flight record. But then the data would be "in" Europe. So American Airlines will have to comply with the E.U. law.
Same holds true if you have a Google gmail account, or bought furniture from Ikea, or hundreds of other examples. They all do business in Europe. They all have to comply with the new law, even though you, dear reader, won't come near Europe. Got it now?
Photo: wild raspberries and daisy. Wild raspberries plentiful and juicy this year.
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