Pretty sure that breaches GDPR and maybe CCPA. Maybe they can get away with anon...

true_religion · on April 28, 2020

Sure, but a local paper like the New York Times is hardly subject to the laws of the EU, so GDPR doesn’t apply.

6gvONxR4sf7o · on April 28, 2020

It does if they take subscribers from the EU (or california) and apply this process to them. It's incredibly straightforward. If you do business in some jurisdiction, then that business is subject to the jurisdiction's laws.

mopsi · on April 28, 2020

Not only do they take subscribers, they actively target the European market. When I open nytimes.com, a pop-up offers 0,50€/week digital access.

true_religion · on April 29, 2020

Hmm, it seems I was wrong then. I had thought that they didn’t localize to any EU countries, but I guess they have more of a global market than the other papers I am more familiar with.

wtfishackernews · on April 28, 2020

If their website is accessible from the EU then they are subject to GDPR.

kube-system · on April 28, 2020

The EU says that GDPR applies globally.

Some violators might successfully keep their assets out of the reach of EU enforcement, but that's going to be really tough to do for any large business with global operations.