[andrewcarter]

I have a little birth control pill reminder iOS app I made like 7 years ago that I still maintain in the app store. I don't make really any money off of it but I keep up with it because it has a good amount of users. I don't THINK any of the GDPR stuff falls under anything the app does, but I sure as hell aren't taking any chances. I just removed it from any country that fell under "Europe" in the app store. I guess my point is I agree with what you're saying, and here's an example of a little hobby app that GDPR killed for EU countries. It's not worth my time, money, or risk to bother with it.

[seszett]

> I just removed it from any country that fell under "Europe" in the app store.

I'm afraid that in your overreacting rush, you might have removed your app from European countries that are not within the European Union.

Though if you are collecting more data on your users than you need (why would you need personal data at all for this app?), you might have been doing them a favour anyway.

[andrewcarter]

I think you're right that I've likely selected countries that I didn't need to, but I'd rather be safe than sorry.

[blub]

Don't worry, there are plenty other of similar apps.

The Berlin-based clue comes to mind, they were offering period tracking, estimation and other features. One day you get a full-screen pop-up saying that they changed their privacy policy and they share your intimate data with so and so and there is no way to access the app and your data any more without accepting.

Most apps nowadays aren't tools, they're sophisticated scams designed to steal people's information.

[glogla]

Yeah, and since this one was removed by the author, it was probably the case too.

[flukus]

Are you storing any user data? Sounds like it could all be stored client side and the GDPR is irrelevant to you.

[andrewcarter]

I'm not storing any data other than a day of the year and wether a pill was taken. It has Google Analytics and a crash reporting tool in it, and I'm not sure how those play into the whole thing.

[actuator]

Edit: I re-read it and it looks like it only applies if you are a business with physical presence in EU or if the user is accessing from EU

GDPR applies to you if a EU citizen signs up from somewhere outside EU as well, but since you don't have any physical or online presence in EU I don't think they will do anything.

[dangrossman]

GDPR applies only to people physically located in EU. Citizenship doesn't matter. Read Article 3, Territorial Scope.