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So, the GDPR is doing you a favour by forcing you to think in advance "who will my users be?". So far web applications were "accidentally" global, now you have to be more careful and deliberate. Which is a good thing.

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Ah yes, digital isolationism and segregated networks are great. Have we given up on the idea of the internet being a force for global human interaction? Are vague and impotent privacy protections more important?

I live in EU. -> Are vague and impotent privacy protections more important ? More important than "global human interaction" ? Yes, in my opinion. "Global human interaction" doesn't mean it should be the Far-West gold rush. It aims at fair and equal human interactions with the respect for the freedom of each single human on Earth. Freedom means equality for all, and to ensure more equality, we created laws. Laws are not perfect, but sometime they are the only tool we have. Laws are not fixed in stone, they can be improved over-time. Essentially we want global human interaction with respect of individuals.

I assume GDPR would only impact you if you operate a business from European locations, right? Not like they can enforce their laws on my small business run from the other side of the planet.

So long as my country isn't willing to extradite me, I don't really care what their laws are and I will adamantly refuse to comply with them as they're entirely irrelevant to me.

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