GDPR for Developers: What the Regulation Actually Means in Code

Most articles about GDPR are written by lawyers for lawyers. This one is written by a developer for developers — with real code, real mistakes, and real consequences. I've built several B2B SaaS products in Europe. Billing platforms, webhook inspectors, hotel management systems. Every single one had to deal with GDPR in some form. And every single time I talked to other developers about it, the conversation went one of two ways: Either "we just added a cookie banner and called it done" — or pure