GDPR: Don't Panic
There&#x27;s certainly no need to panic. The article doesn&#x27;t address that apart from mindless hysteria there are some very real issues with GDPR. It doesn&#x27;t have to of course because as the title suggests it&#x27;s more about dispelling panic than about giving concrete advice.<p>However, many real-life problems seemingly haven&#x27;t even been considered by legislative bodies. In GDPR support forums questions like these have been routinely asked in recent months and there isn&#x27;t always a clear, dependable answer:<p>- How will I be able to operate my small company website in the future in a legally compliant manner? Some companies even consider shutting down their websites completely and - of all things - only using a Facebook page in the future. Hence, ironically we might very will see GDPR actually benefitting companies like Facebook at the detriment of small companies that consequently won&#x27;t have complete ownership of their content anymore.<p>- How exactly does a privacy policy have to be worded so I don&#x27;t get sued on day 1?<p>- In which way will I still be able to store address data for contacting my existing customers?<p>- Will I still be able to use anti-spam and security plugins for my website? These tools might store users&#x27; IP addresses, which in some jurisdictions are considered personal data.<p>- Can I still load resources like Google Fonts from CDNs or do I now have to host those myself?