That is in turn called a strawman. And there are many different opinions in the EU regarding the GDPR. I think HN users are non-representative of the general pu

That is in turn called a strawman. And there are many different opinions in the EU regarding the GDPR. I think HN users are non-representative of the general public since they tend to be a lot more concerned about privacy issues - and that no just the users from the EU. But in general, the EU does seem overall more positive towards regulation of business than Americans.