HN never ceases to amaze. The GDPR is not even a week in full force, and already people call it unsuccessful.
For now all of the benefits are hypothetical, and some people think they’re feeling the pain, so we’re at the peak of a whining asymptote. This is buoyed by the fact that some people resent regulations on ideological grounds, and others resent anything that in any way restrains their freedom to “hustle” by screwing over people for money.