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"Unless I go full tin-foil hat, you’ve basically left me with one option. To opt out of Facebook’s tracking, I’m going to have to join Facebook"

Or just wait until May 25th and send them a GDPR Subject Access Request. Seriously, Facebook's GDPR team must be having kittens.

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I'm a US citizen and live in the US, but I'm going to tell FB that I live in the EU and must be protected by GDPR. Hope it works!

The trick is to do this before FB collects enough data about you to know that you are bluffing. Hope it is not too late for you!

(Maybe "an EU citizen living in the US" would be more credible; at least not immediately contradicted by your IP address.)

I've thought about that, but doea GDPR give Facebook the legal right to decide whom it covers based on user data?

Many European expats will have similarly US-centric data. I just don't know that Facebook can (or will be allowed to) determine my true citizenship.

What about becoming an e-resident of Estonia?

“ Although e-residents receive government-issued digi- ID’s similar to those of citizens, e-residency does not confer citizenship, tax residency, residence, or right of entry to Estonia or to the European Union.” – https://e-resident.gov.ee/faqs/about-e-residency/#about-e-re...

Every time I pose this question people seems to have a knee jerk reaction that no, it wouldn’t work.

But in my mind, that could easily end up being an issue for the (EU) courts. As a matter of disposition and policy, I see no reason why the EU wouldn’t want to fine Facebook for as much as humanly possible. I’m half tempted to apply for e-residency just to see what happens. It would be interesting if nothing else!

FB probably knows where you live.

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