Not the US-based companies, no. But occasionally they get some interesting fines when breaching GDPR, and that does seem to cause some adherence. I’m just happy to live in EU.

Yes, that was the character - to be the straight shooter amongst weirdos and the less eccentric character. The show is hilarious and really well done. If you don’t like then just don’t watch. With that said, I find the real life wrong doings of Seinfeld and Richards are unforgivable.