I didn’t say it was unnecessary. I said it was bad. GDPR is a bad regulation as far as I’m concerned and the more its grasp expands, the worse it is for all affected.
If for no other reason than the incredible extra-territorial jurisdiction land-grab, this sets a terrible precedent. Owen > On Apr 11, 2018, at 09:08 , Kris Seeburn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not quite bad it’s business and economic based. Most of the BPO companies are > and have EU citizen /resident data and for the outsourcing to continue to > operate within bounds and still survive. I do not think Mauritian government > had any option than to go forward with this. Now the agreement with EU > alignment dates way back in 2006 if i recall. It was also because of EU > business operations which wanted to ensure that Mauritius was a signatory and > aligned with safe harbour principles and data protection and privacy rules. > > A small island which needs various economic sectors to be economically viable > does not have any options. Mauritius benefits heavily from the EU. Pot luck…. > >> On Apr 11, 2018, at 20:01, Owen DeLong <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Well, then, that makes it just as bad for MU as it is for US. >> >> Owen >> >> >>> On Apr 10, 2018, at 23:18 , Kris Seeburn <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Mauritius is signatory that’s where the safe harbour was put In place years >>> back. All BPOs in mauritius are holding EU citizen / resident data. the >>> Data Protection office will be fast tracking to look like ICO which is >>> renamed GDPR anyways. >>> >>> Kris >>> >>> On 11 Apr 2018, at 10:08, Owen DeLong <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Apr 10, 2018, at 22:42 , Andrew Alston >>>>> <[email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi AfriNIC Board, >>>>> >>>>> Can this board please *urgently* inform this community as to what >>>>> preparations they have made as regards to compliance with the General >>>>> Data Protection Regulations passed by the European Commision and the >>>>> board will be in a position to give this community a full and complete >>>>> report as to their GDPR compliance status and what will be changing >>>>> before the 25th of May to ensure that when the GDPR comes into force >>>>> AfriNIC is compliant. >>>> >>>> Is Mauritius signatory to some treaty making them subject to GDPR? >>>> >>>>> Considering that the regulation comes into force on the 25th of May 2018 >>>>> – and AfriNIC is 100% holding data of EU Citizens, which makes them >>>>> subject to the regulations irrespective of the fact that they are >>>>> domiciled in Mauritius – this is an urgent and critical issue. It has >>>>> direct impact on the whois database, abuse contact information, handling >>>>> of data submitted during application process and potentially even the >>>>> proposed review policy, just to name a few things that I can think of off >>>>> the top of my head – and cannot be ignored. I would in fact have liked >>>>> to have seen discussions by the board in the minutes that have been >>>>> published about the GDPR long before now – considering the impact – but >>>>> failing that – the question is now being asked. >>>> >>>> It’s not about EU Citizens. It’s about EU Residents. (Common misconception >>>> about GDPR). >>>> >>>> Further, unless your in a silly country that was dumb enough to sign a >>>> treaty extending EU’s legal reach into your sovereignty, such as the >>>> stupid congress of the united States, then you can offer the EU a nice big >>>> Italian sign language gesture regarding their GDPR and continue on with >>>> business as usual. >>>> >>>> Owen >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Community-Discuss mailing list >>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss >>>> <https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss> >> > > > > > > Kris Seeburn > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > www.linkedin.com/in/kseeburn/ <http://www.linkedin.com/in/kseeburn/> > > "Life is a Beach, it all depends at how you look at it" > > <KeepItOn_Social_animated.gif> >
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