Comment on An AI firm harvested billions of photos without consent. Britain is powerless to act

• ChairmanMeow@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Please read beyond the first Google result that you find: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_effect

  What a UK court has ruled based on EU law is not necessarily what an EU court would rule. They may well state that Clearview is a commercial partner of foreign law enforcement and therefore not protected (because it’s not the foreign law enforcement itself doing the data harvesting, but a commercial firm intending to make money).

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  • bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes, not in breach. The UK laws have not been changed since brexit. Start dealing in facts, not some Brussels effect which isn’t real other than REACH. The California effect is much larger.

    The EU court can decide whatever the fuck it likes, it still has zero jurisdiction outside the EU.

    Also, read the FUCKING article, the French also brought a case…

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    • ChairmanMeow@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m not talking about who is in breach or not, I argued about the jurisdiction of the court, which they ruled that the law does apply to Clearview (even if it wasn’t breached). It’s literally in the article, maybe you should read it?

      Also, foreign companies saving any data on EU citizens who reside in the EU are subject to the GDPR, see this webpage set up by lawyers who actually know about this stuff:

      “The law is structured in this manner so that it can safeguard the data and privacy rights of all internet users in the EU, regardless of where they browse online or purchase. Therefore, if you conduct business with EU citizens, you must comply with GDPR.” reciprocity.com/…/guide-to-gdpr-compliance-for-us….

      And the French also brought a case, precisely because the law does apply and they have jurisdiction. So thanks for proving my point I guess?

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      • bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Therefore, if you conduct business with EU citizens, you must comply with GDPR."

        They weren’t conducting business, as the article says. If they were, the law, in the UK, which hasn’t changed, would apply. But they weren’t.

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