Immediately many EU companies just dumped their data that they were arbitrarily collecting because it became a liability overnight instead of something that may

Immediately many EU companies just dumped their data that they were arbitrarily collecting because it became a liability overnight instead of something that may be an asset in the future. Many of these companies didn't have consent to have the data to begin with or at least no way to show that they collected it. A good example is Wetherspoons Pub chain dropping their email database they used to spam people with. I've noticed I'm not caught in any more breaches according to Troy Hunt whilst before I was getting my email breached once a year by some company. According to Troy Hunt's breach DB, over a dozen companies with my credentials have been breached forcing me to never use those email/password combinations again.