In reply to Vladimir.

@UgoChukwu

It's understandable why it's confusing how the EU can enforce laws on behalf of its own residents beyond its own territories.

The EU has now effectively created a global standard through the GDPR that other countries want to abide because that is the cost of doing business with EU citizens. It can be enforced through a number of means.

First of all, it's not true that national laws stop being applicable to foreigners or foreign businesses simply because they operate outside the border. If a foreign actor defrauds a citizen of a country, it is committing crimes according to the laws of that country. That countries' authorities or government can pursue the matter in a number of ways. Countries typically cooperate to hold those committing offenses to justice and set up mechanisms to enforce agreements. This mostly set out in international law. The EU is a huge market and has countless agreements with other countries that facilitate this kind of reciprocity.

Privacy and strong data protection standards should be basic rights afforded to everyone. It should not be okay for any business to exploit data of people for commercial or to store data without proper safeguards. Misuse of data has made the web and the world a worse place. Don't you agree?

If you do agree, how would you go about creating better safeguards and ensuring that rights are enforced and protected?