Re: Total B.S.
No, not at all, I am fairly sure the majority of Americans would like the GDPR enforced in the US too regarding how their personal data is used.
And we have Microsoft who tells us that they will extend GDPR to the whole world. Applying a higher standard is quite normal in industry.
"GDPR for everyone, cries Microsoft: We'll extend Europe's privacy rights worldwide".
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/05/22/microsoft_promises_to_extend_new_european_privacy_rights_worldwide/
So lets hope the "Brussels effect" sets in:
"The combination of market size, market importance and relatively stringent standards of the European Union can have the effect that firms trading internationally find that it is not legally or technically feasible, or economically viable, to maintain lower standards in non-EU markets. Non-EU companies exporting globally can find that it is beneficial to adopt standards set in Brussels uniformly throughout their business."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_effect
There is no reason at all to believe Americans are less interested in privacy matters.
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