If that were true, I think we in the US wouldn't be hearing so much about the EU GDPR.
It's true.
That doesn't mean you can ignore other countries laws if you want to do business there.
The EU GDPR only applies to companies doing business in the EU. Of course, if you have customers in the EU you do business there under the GDPR definition.
You are free to ignore it. Good luck trying to do any other business in the EU after that though.
There's an important distinction re GPPR: it only applies to commercial entities. LEA is generally exempt:[0]
> The European Commission hopes to set an international standard with its upcoming proposal to give police easier access to data from tech companies, and has already asked the United States to cooperate.
It's true.
That doesn't mean you can ignore other countries laws if you want to do business there.
The EU GDPR only applies to companies doing business in the EU. Of course, if you have customers in the EU you do business there under the GDPR definition.
You are free to ignore it. Good luck trying to do any other business in the EU after that though.