[bryan999]

I'm in IT, and will be taking a seminar AND two webinars on the subject, as I have a few clients who this will likely affect (maybe more).

Seems like an EU money grab to me...

[NohSpinZone]

Of course it is. Early estimates are that it’ll cost companies about $1M just to comply with this. That’s if everything goes well and they don’t get fined by Euro paper pushers.

[usconservative]

I'm working on a large project in Luxembourg and between CSSF regulations there and now GDPR it's damn' near IMPOSSIBLE to do business there.

I don't know who writes these regulations however two things are crystal clear to me:

1. Those writing these regulations have zero technical experience whatsoever and;

2. The regulations are written in such a way as to be so confusing that it's impossible to comply with them. This way anyone can get fined/found not in compliance at any time for any reason and there's not a damn' thing we can do about it.

[bigbob]

And some still think Brexit is crazy...

[Crucial]

Hmmm, maybe this trend is what starts the next depression.

[CodeToad]

1. Block all foreign IP traffic.

The EU claims legal jurisdiction in the United States, regardless of international law, if:

A. A person, any person, accesses a US website from the EU.
B. A EU citizen is in the US and accesses a US website.
C. A dual citizen of the EU (such as a US and French citizenship) is in the US and accesses a US website.

The MINIMUM fine for violation of the GDPR is $24 million, regardless of the company's size.