GDPR Shield
Security and privacy
gdpr compliance
SHOW HN2018
20points
11comments
#1,193of 2,155 in 2018
Top 56%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
1 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score -0.33.
Idea: 1 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
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What people liked
Good idea for businesses wanting to avoid GDPR costs
From 1 comment
Amazing idea. Thank you for doing this. Indeed, I feel like europeans must prohibited from using my services, if they're making unnaceptable demands through their regulation…
fiatjaf on HN
Objections
GDPR also covers EU citizens outside the EU, so blocking by location does not work
From 1 comment
Except GDPR also covers EU citizens outside of the EU, so this service is useless.
anon5368 on HN
Blocking EU visitors would deter travelers and customers and signals a poor business
From 2 comments
Even if I am not presently outside the EU, I might want to browse your products so that when I do go outside the EU, I will be able to buy such a product from you. A website that…
lkurusa on HNIf that would gain popularity in the US, it were yet another for Europeans not to visit the US. You couldn't reasonably prepare your trip, because you cannot get up local…
usr1106 on HN
Cheaper to build a geolocation check in-house than pay for a GeoIP service
From 1 comment
I would use this for my websitew, which get few EU visitors;however, it'll be cheaper to just use https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip2-databases which I was hoping to avoid, but…
vernonmorris on HN
Alternatives named
MaxMind GeoIP2 databases
From 1 comment
I would use this for my websitew, which get few EU visitors;however, it'll be cheaper to just use https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip2-databases which I was hoping to avoid, but…
vernonmorris on HN