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by MaikuMori 2950 days ago
Hmm, that's interesting, I was convinced it's based on citizenship.
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It's a common misconception, and has been widely reported even in the mainstream media. FYI it's Article 3 of the GDPR that specifies the territorial scope authoritatively.

Fun fact: The word "citizen" doesn't actually appear in the GDPR at all.