RB>> However, I think it will be quite a few years before the RB>> powers-that-be realize that fido even exists, much less try to RB>> regulate it. Most outsiders probably don't even know what's involved. RB>> So I, for one, am not worried too much about the future. The present RB>> is worrying enough.
MR> Of course we could simply "fly below the radar". But one single MR> incident would cause havoc since there wouldn't be any of the required MR> documentation and we couldn't process any GDPR requests. We can't MR> ignore the GDPR! Either we have to comply or we have to switch off our MR> nodes, unless we get an official statement from an office for privacy MR> protection that the GDPR doesn't apply to Fidonet. Based on what the MR> guides of two offices state there's no exemption for Fidonet. It's MR> sad, but this is the currect situation.
Maybe. If so, we'll have to shut down fido in Germany. But not all EU countries are so "letter-perfect" as the Germans, and there would be ways to avoid any German restrictions.
