GDPR says "hi".

If users don't consent, Amazon can't collect. If users exercise their rights to be forgotten, Amazon has to delete. If Amazon breaks the thing because users have not consented, then Amazon will be on the hook for breaching the contract.

"It was working until yesterday, how come?" EU will ask.

Isn't Alexa already quite a bit limited in EU?

There is no downside to breaching the GDPR, as demonstrated by Facebook and Google still being in business.

The fines, if they ever arrive, are merely the cost of doing business - a small tax.

Clearly it is not true that there are no downsides, because those companies had to change behaviours and offer more data protections as a result. The goal of GDPR is not to bankrupt companies, but to fix behaviours.

I do agree fines take too long to come and are too small.

> "It was working until yesterday, how come?" EU will ask.

How long does this process typically take? When do you think EU consumers either get the functionality back or receive compensation?