Honestly, if you fail to comply with GDPR, you probably failed to comply with laws stretching at least back to 1995. GDPR mostly changed ability to hunt down vi

Honestly, if you fail to comply with GDPR, you probably failed to comply with laws stretching at least back to 1995. GDPR mostly changed ability to hunt down violations, and further harmonised and clarified laws that were already in force. It's easier to comply in post-GDPR world than before it, and there's general guidance for let's call it "honest mistakes" as well as coverage on some internet-specific issues. And Valley is pretty much there because when the long chain of capital-hungry events was building it up, we were still rebuilding from last war while funding preparation for take three thanks to Truman.