Re:StreetLend.com shuts down, citing GDPR regulations
by CodesInChaos on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @10:52AM
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For my hobby projects I'm more worried about getting expensive letters from greedy lawyers telling me about some non compliance issue (Abmahnung) not about government authorities. Especially since you often have to sign agreements which include high fines for a second violation (Strafbewehrte Unterlassungserklärung). Considering the complexity of the regulation, reliably avoiding violations and regressions sounds difficult.
The point to protect users, not to prosecute companies for operating. However, GDPR would be enforced if you just ignored it.
It really isnt such a big deal.