Whois vs GDPR, latest news

[johnl at iecc.com (John Levine)]

In article <230722.1527374328 at turing-police.cc.vt.edu> you write:
>Now here's the big question - a *lot* of companies are targeting "anybody with
>a freemail account like GMail and a valid Visa or Mastercard card" or similar
>business models - does that count as "specifically targeting at EU", or not?

This is an excellent question, because anyone who purports to give you
an answer has self-identifed as a fool.

The closest thing to an answer is that nobody knows, maybe after some
rulings from various national authorities we'll have an idea, except
that they'll probably be inconsistent and contradictory.

R's,
John