Yep. Doing a one person startup (in the US) I absolutely do not have time (or money) to mess around trying to figure out GPDR compliance. I'm not selling data to anyone, and I'm not collecting anything beyond an email address during sign-ups at this point, in any case. If a user decides they want to store PII or other sensitive data on my system, I can't stop them, but I'm not going to go combing through their data in order to sell it either. Most likely I'm just going to have to avoid doing business with Europe for the time being.
A quick read of some of the provisions of GPDR immediately brought to mind this passage from Atlas Shrugged:
> “Did you really think we want those laws observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them to be broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against... We're after power and we mean it... There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Reardon, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with.”
Incorrect: Even a single person company described above will still need to handle GPDR requests. The operational requirements is not 0 even for a company retaining no unnecessary records.
A quick read of some of the provisions of GPDR immediately brought to mind this passage from Atlas Shrugged:
> “Did you really think we want those laws observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them to be broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against... We're after power and we mean it... There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Reardon, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with.”