Hacker News is not GDPR-compliant

by mrd3v0 on 4/3/2024, 9:02:00 AM with 6 comments

  • by mtmail on 4/3/2024, 9:13:00 AM

    Is it LGPD (Brazilian data protection), POPIA (South Africa), FADP (Switzerland) compliant? I don't see VCDPA (Virgina) either.

  • by brudgers on 4/3/2024, 5:09:13 PM

    If YC isn't located in the EU, does it need to be?

    That's of course a question for a lawyer if it matters.

    I wouldn't be surprised if YC has paid for legal analysis...or at least someone with moderate business experience read the law.

  • by colesantiago on 4/3/2024, 9:16:05 AM

    Does HN use cookies with no banner? Then it probably isn't GDPR compliant at all.

    Some companies I know that know they aren't compliant actually block users outside via IP addresses to 'comply'.

    So this should mean that HN should do the same here.

  • by vieques on 4/3/2024, 9:12:10 AM

    explain - what is the issue?