> On Apr 11, 2018, at 09:47 , S Moonesamy <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Owen, > At 09:05 AM 11-04-2018, Owen DeLong wrote: >> Since AfriNIC isn't actually present in either location, it's up to the >> government of Mauritius whether it would do any of the following: >> 1.Allow suit based on GDPR violation to be brought in an MU court. >> 2.Extradite AfriNIC for suit in a court of competent jurisdiction in one of >> those countries. > > I doubt that (1) is how the data protection law works in Mauritius. > >> However, given the new information from Kirs that MU signed a safe harbor >> treaty with EU subjecting MU to EU ICO->GDPR, then yes, everyone and all >> organizations in MU are subject to GDPR by virtue of the treaty requiring MU >> to do one of the two things above in such a case. > > I gather that you are referring to the safe harbor framework [1] between the > United States and the European Union. I doubt that legal entities in > Mauritius are subject to the GDPR per se [2] as they are not in the European > Union. Which treaty are you referring to? > > Regards, > S. Moonesamy > > 1. > https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/privacy-and-security/u.s.-eu-safe-harbor-framework > 2. There may be exceptions to this.
I’m not referring to any specific treaty. I’m stating that the mechanism by which MU could subject its citizens to EU jurisdiction would be a treaty signed by EU and MU. Owen _______________________________________________ Community-Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss
