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Like many others, we are no longer accepting EU traffic and have banned users that we know to be from the EU from the handful of forums that we operate (with an
by downandout 8y ago
Like many others, we are no longer accepting EU traffic and have banned users that we know to be from the EU from the handful of forums that we operate (with an apology and an invitation to come back should they move). I suspect that most businesses outside the EU will eventually block EU traffic, just to avoid the potential liability.
- ocdtrekkie 8y agoCan I ask what business? I want to make sure I am not doing business with anyone who won't do business under GDPR. Am not an EU citizen, I just wish I had their protection here.
- downandout 8y agoI think you’ll find a pretty limited universe of sites available to you if full GDPR compliance is your benchmark. For starters, the vast majority of North American sites won’t be complying. Your comment is meant to imply that I am the exception in the US, but I think you’ll find it to be the rule.
- ocdtrekkie 8y agoIf even one competitor has GDPR compliance, it means they are willing to stand behind their business in a way you are afraid to. Think of it this way: Which likely makes a better tool, a company with a 30 day return policy or one with a lifetime warranty? You are afraid of the 20 million euro fine. Whatever your business is that you don't want to share, I'm sure you have a competitor that will be GDPR compliant. And I'll know which one is afraid to put their money where their mouth is. Put another way, any service that is GDPR compliant is providing me a 20 million euro warranty, and you're providing me a 0 euro one. Which is more trustworthy? And no, everyone isn't going to block the EU.
- sbuk 8y agoBullshit. I’ll refer you to Hitchen’s Razor.