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0 pointsKalium8y ago0 comments

You're absolutely right! GDPR is in no way, shape, form, or manner meant to be cost-neutral. Your point about bank robbers is well-taken.

However, is it possible that in a context where companies are weighing the cost of GDPR compliance against the benefits of GDPR compliance (i.e., keeping their EU business) some might come down on the side of jettisoning the EU business? They might even opt to do it by using a tool, like Cloudflare Workers, that they can convince to block everyone in the EU.

You would be absolutely, completely, 100% right to consider this fully in line with the intentions of GDPR. Protect privacy or GTFO, right?

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maxxxxx8y ago· 2 in thread

If companies find it too onerous to do business in the EU I am sure others will happily fill that gap, so I am not worried. A lot of polluters probably also went out of business once environmental regulations got tightened.

KaliumOP8y ago

You're right! I'm also sure others will happily try!

With that said, it's possible that a fragmented market with fewer legal business models may not be as conducive an environment to all possible businesses. It's even possible that as a result, not all gaps will get filled.

maxxxxx8y ago

Personally I think it's healthier to have a fragmented market. Maybe it's not as efficient but fragmentation makes it more possible for smaller companies to find a niche. Otherwise big companies like Amazon, Facebook and others monopolize business world wide.

Different legal models also provide grounds for experimentation. Who knows what works better in the long run? Wild West or regulation like GDPR? We don't know.

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