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> As a company/developer the conplexity of navigating the landmines that this poses makes me understand why a lot non EU companies decide to just block EU users
by pimterry 6y ago
> As a company/developer the conplexity of navigating the landmines that this poses makes me understand why a lot non EU companies decide to just block EU users.
The only places I've seen actually do this are local newspapers in the US. Are there many other substantial companies doing this?
In general, dropping the EU is an expensive game: it's 450 million people, including many rich developed countries. GDPR doesn't mean you can't advertise or do other freemium upselling, it just means you can't precisely track people's personal data to do so, and the rules for that are fairly common sense & clear imo. It's not difficult for most businesses to make good money and stay inside the rules.
- anticristi 6y agoAlso, privacy is an international trend. Many countries are enacting national GDPR equivalent. Even California enacted the Consumer Privacy Act. I'm not even sure why GDPR is so foreign to the US. Think HIPAA for everyone, not just healthcare providers.
- fckthisguy 6y agoThere are definitely a couple of big one. They get posted on here every now and then but I can't remember them because I'm in Europe and if they don't want me, I don't want them. I'd rather not interact with a company that disrespects my privacy and it's rather helpful they have to tell me this up front.