[hk__2]

> 1) Reduced number of services available to EU customers.

That’s not a bad thing. If services that don’t want to protect their users’ privacy can’t operate, that’s a good thing.

> 2) EU users will be trained to click "Agree" without reading, because web sites would ask them for permission very frequently, and users do not have time to read web site policies anyway.

How does this have anything to do with GDPR?

[manigandham]

Not wanting extra regulation and associated costs does not mean a business intended to not protect their users privacy.

[kekumu]

It's a difference in how much a business values their users' privacy and data.

Some value it until they hit XXXXXXXXX amount of extra cost. Some only value it until they hit XXXX amount of extra cost.

Most probably only value it as much as they're forced to.