GDPR is not just about "code changes", it includes any entity handling/processing data (marketing, sales, operations,..)- not just code, or the frontend UI.
Agreed, my comment was just a refreshment of title from previous commenter
Maybe it's a consequence of people naturally caring more about their surroundings, but sometimes it seems HN only sees Canada, South America, Africa, Asia and Oceania as minor oddities. All comparisons and debates center around the US vs. Europe.
> Maybe it's a consequence of people naturally caring more about their surroundings
Agreed.
I actually find HN more globalist, than let's say mainstream US media or US based tech media, as represented by the OP techcrunch article.