> One of the small businesses in question wanted to use Shopify and got fined.
Citation needed. Who? This example seems very fictional, as shopify operates in the EU - there is no fine for simply "use shopify". "handle the sensitive financial data". is literally what such services do for their clients.
It hasn't been big news since then, so in the six months since then, did shopify manage to conduct their business legally, or did the business go to one of their several competitors who cares more about operating legally in the EU?
The Shopify announcement was regarding fake goods. It was not regarding the GDPR
> complaints mainly related to web stores hosted by the platform, found to have engaged in illegal practices, such as making fake offers and fake scarcity claims, supplying counterfeit goods or not providing their contact details.
The GDPR basically makes it illegal for an EU online business to use any SaaS service in the US or in this case Canada.
It was never meant to “protect” anyone. The entire purpose was to make it easier for EU companies to compete.
> The GDPR basically makes it illegal for an EU online business to use any SaaS service in the US or in this case Canada.
No, only if they cannot comply with the law.
> It was never meant to “protect” anyone.
That is the opposite of true. I've seen it help internally at a data storage level, and seen people make use of it to protect themselves. You do not know what you are talking about.
So exactly how is an EU citizen suppose to use a service like Shopify - that has to store PII - and that’s not based in the EU?
> That is the opposite of true. I've seen it help internally at a data storage level, and seen people make use of it to protect themselves. You do not know what you are talking about.
And it also killed a small business who wanted to use Shopify to sell completely legal things.
Not to mention that the same EU that is being applauded for “protecting your privacy” is trying to get a law passed so they can have a backdoor to any W2s encrypted methods.
It’s not that they want to protect your privacy. They just want to be the only ones who can surveil you.
It’s funny for someone to claim that we would give up our rights when you are begging the government to limit your choices instead of using your own free will to choose based on your priorities.
The EU is constantly taking away your right to choose which companies you want to use and it’s being celebrated
How so? Why do you need the government to tell you which products you can use? If you don’t like the policies of a particular company, don’t use their products.
Citation needed. Who? This example seems very fictional, as shopify operates in the EU - there is no fine for simply "use shopify". "handle the sensitive financial data". is literally what such services do for their clients.