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That's not a sign of anything malicious. GDPR is just a pain in the ass to implement properly, for some US websites it's just much easier to ban people from th
by rat87 2y ago
That's not a sign of anything malicious.
GDPR is just a pain in the ass to implement properly, for some US websites it's just much easier to ban people from the EU from accessing it then risk the potentially massive fines
- DEADMINCE 2y agoExactly this. I've seen many EU folk assume if a site doesn't bother with GDPR it must be malicious. When really it's just easier to avoid the EU since they decided they think their laws can apply worldwide.
- flemhans 2y agoI'm from Europe and never think of GDPR helping anything much, just annoyance. I can understand why other countries won't bother. What happens btw if an American company just ignores GDPR but still welcomes European visitors? Why would they care about EU law?
- DEADMINCE 2y ago> What happens btw if an American company just ignores GDPR but still welcomes European visitors? Why would they care about EU law? EU claims EU law applies to US sites if a EU citizen visits it. This has yet to be tested in court though. I'm incredibly skeptical that it can be enforced.
- idiotsecant 2y agoIf the American company doesn't sell things to European customers I don't think GDPR even applies.
- HeatrayEnjoyer 2y agoIt's not a pain in the ass at all. Just, don't track/store data on people.
- jdlshore 2y agoYou also have to have a European GDPR representative, plus legal review to make sure you’re in compliance. It’s not hard, and not necessarily a large cost, but I can see it being judged “not worth it” for a small concern.