[byonge]

What do you estimate the implementation costs of GDPR are? I've seen some research that put the numbers in the 10's of billions IIRC

It feels like a regulatory moat for the big players who can afford it. Sorta like a complex VAT policy.

[dmitriid]

Those numbers are for existing companies who have been hoarding and selling user data with utter disregard to existing laws and user privacy.

If you do everything right from the start, the costs are minuscule.