[Mirioron]

But that's exactly what happens in the world though. In some poorer countries like China, street vendors are literally using gutter oil to make food.

If you want rules to be respected then you must be able to enforce them. Poorer places just can't afford to enforce those rules. If rules aren't enforced equally then people won't follow them, because if they have additional costs that their competition doesn't then they'll likely be outcompeted.

[bjelkeman-again]

But I don’t think McDev above was talking about a software startup in the poorest part of the world. I have implemented GDPR in a small non profit open source SaaS business. A funded startup should have no issue doing the same.

[Mirioron]

But I wasn't talking about poorest parts of the world either. China is richer than some EU countries, eg Bulgaria.

[em-bee]

they can and they do enforce it. street vendors are much less common in china than they used to be.

[Jommi]

Yes, in now richer cities. But they still thrive in lower gdp cities.