> What Could Shopify Have Done Differently?
For completion I think "cease to insecurely extract, aggregate and abuse all that user data" should also be mentioned as an alternative to the different ways they could skirt regulation.
For completion I think "cease to insecurely extract, aggregate and abuse all that user data" should also be mentioned as an alternative to the different ways they could skirt regulation.
The author seems to think that there should be some way for Shopify to avoid jurisdiction while still offering services in California, but I don’t really understand why he thinks so.
It is baffling to hear the author ask the question “did Shopify ‘expressly aim an intentional act at California?” And subsequently conclude that Shopify’s entire business model is in doubt if it doesn’t do business in California.
The only change I would make to your suggestion would be to remove the word "insecurely".
They shouldn't extract or aggregate user data in any fashion whatsoever.