Google’s GDPR Workaround
EDIT: since everyone seems to be mentioning the 4% rule, I&#x27;d just like to point out that I&#x27;m not denying the existence of this, just denying that it is actually effective. Google has violated antitrust before, and walked away with a &quot;big&quot; fine that&#x27;s a slap on the wrist. They&#x27;ve violated GDPR before as well once or twice, and got a &quot;record breaking&quot; 57MM$ fine. The 4% rule exists and clearly isn&#x27;t enforced well. I know a lot of people love GDPR but I would be beyond shocked if the EU actually managed to hit Google with something that sticks. I very much hope I&#x27;m proved wrong!<p>This sort of resolution was inevitable.<p>I said it before and I&#x27;ll say it again: GDPR is an annoying measure for developers, small businesses and startups. It doesn&#x27;t do much other than put in place so many steps that growth tools for startups become risky to use. For big businesses that (ab)use big data, it&#x27;s not much of a hassle because they can afford the legal steps as well as the change in infrastructure. They can even work around it and keep abusing data without consequences.<p>If they&#x27;re able to beat Google&#x27;s lawyer army and actually prosecute them, then Google will take a whopping fine in the millions of dollars that&#x27;ll be more than covered by their daily revs.