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Re:Article 13 is almost finished and will change the interne... by yani on Friday January 11, 2019 @06:14AM (#18882615)
Businesses cannot afford it and no, it is not happening. Also, abusing GDPR is one thing, how about all these companies start to pay VAT and taxes on sales originated from EU.
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Re:Article 13 is almost finished and will change the interne... by Maarten88 on Friday January 11, 2019 @06:28AM (#18882694)
Business currently just state they comply with GDPR, but really they don't.

All these big blanket OK consent buttons we see on landing pages have already been shown in court do not constitute informed and freely given consent. The real impact has het to come, hopefully after some stiff fines are handed.

And you are right: I also wonder about enabling large scale VAT dodging by sites like aliexpress.

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Re:Article 13 is almost finished and will change the interne... by dageshi on Friday January 11, 2019 @06:45AM (#18882793)
I assume you'd be happy for EU businesses to reciprocate and pay US sales taxes on goods & services sold into the US?

Even if you are, I'm not actually sure that would be better for anyone involved. Seems like it would essentially stop or severely diminish online commerce between US/EU as too much hassle.

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