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That requirement would still apply to my hypothetical code forge, unfortunately.

But then it's precisely the kind of processing the EU rightly wants to address, and not only because it's the USA: China is a similar case.

But that doesn't matter to you. As long as you're too small to have a server and a (part-time) "controller" inside the EU, you seem to be out of luck (note: IANAL; there might be another way; cooperation with another small company, perhaps?).

I agree with you. I also think consumer privacy protection is important, so I'm not mad at the EU here. I'm mad at the US government for the CLOUD Act.

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