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sandstrom on Feb 16, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Homebrew 4.0.0

I don't think the law is applicable to a software project. For example, GDPR is applicable to organisations that are processing personal data.

I'm fairly sure that an open-source piece of code that you download and install yourself isn't in scope.

nicbou on Feb 16, 2023 [–]

The GDPR applies to anything that collected PII about EU citizens.

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