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I suppose the implicit question is more; what are they doing that is likely to be in violation of some (relatively mundane, tbf) privacy regulations. The only

I suppose the implicit question is more; what are they doing that is likely to be in violation of some (relatively mundane, tbf) privacy regulations. The only thing gdpr really changed was the size of the fine...

drb91 8y ago
Using a cookie for non-essential functionality would be enough.
ucaetano 8y ago
> what are they doing that is likely to be in violation of some (relatively mundane, tbf) privacy regulations. Why should they even bother spending resources understanding those regulations? The decision is pretty straightforward for them. Don't like it? Go complain with the regulators.
- Aeolun 8y ago
  Uh, obvious reasons? The fact that they block EU visitors might not hurt them, but the fact that those people complain on sites used by US visitors will.
  - ucaetano 8y ago
    > will Nah, people whinning on hackernews is pretty much irrelevant.