we could claim that I suppose, but the fact that the website is managed by a California based company could make it expensive (in lawyer time) to succeed, if we were able to at all but, in any case, as you say, we should have a privacy policy in any case Scott > On Nov 12, 2016, at 3:43 PM, Dave Crocker <dcrocker@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 11/13/2016 1:26 AM, S Moonesamy wrote: >> According to the IETF Administrative Director the IETF is required by >> California law to have >> an accurate privacy policy on its websites. > > > Why is the IETF, an international, unincorporated organization, subject to California law? > > It well might be good for the IETF to have a privacy policy -- in fact it's difficult to believe it isn't -- but motivating it in this way doesn't make obvious sense. > > d/ > > -- > > Dave Crocker > Brandenburg InternetWorking > bbiw.net >