This is the classic unintended effect of this kind of regulation. It is harder for small and new companies to comply and crowds them out, further entrenching the power and control of Facebook and Google.
Yes, regulation changes. Companies that infringe consumer privacy cannot continue business as usual and will be hurt. It's a good thing.
McDonald's has it easier to comply with food safety regulations than the cozy mom and pop cafe down the street. Would you be willing to shit your guts out because the ambiance is better there?
> McDonald's has it easier to comply with food safety regulations than the cozy mom and pop cafe down the street. Would you be willing to shit your guts out because the ambiance is better there?
People cooking for themselves at home aren't required to comply with (the same) food safety regulations. Obviously, you never eat at home or at the home of a friend or relative either, right?
Similarly how food safety regulations don't apply to people's homes, neither does GDPR. It does not apply to processing personal data for personal usage.
People collecting phone numbers in their personal phonebooks aren't required to comply with data security and privacy regulations.
Actually, it's easier for small and especially new companies to comply. Now, maybe they don't want to, but I don't feel any kind of sympathy for cost cutting on my privacy.
What you say it's an unintended side effect, I think is very much intended. That's why the GDPR (if it doesn't fail for other reasons) is a very welcome regulation.
That's true, but frankly I'd rather that the large companies I already deal with be forced to interact on better terms than encourage competition by well-meaning startups.
Once upon a time Facebook was the fresh new competition. Once upon a time Google took pains to maintain their "Don't be evil" motto. Everyone starts out starry-eyed, keen to destroy the oppressive incumbent. Very few stay that way.
