GDPR
6 statements across 5 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Oct 11, 2020 by Benedict Evans · across every show →
Everything said about GDPR, oldest first
Oct 11, 2020 neutral
Evans: EU regulations like GDPR force platforms to comply globally
“And many of the ways that those laws are drawn up, it kind of means that you have to follow them everywhere. Sort of things like GDPR, like you can't kind of, you can't track this, but only for Europeans. You kind of have to track it or not. You kind of, you'r…”
Jan 10, 2021
Sep 28, 2021 neutral
Evans: Most Tech Regulation Does Not Alter Core Software Business Models
“Vast majority of people in tech, this doesn't really affect how they build their business, or it will be something like GDPR, which is just kind of a pain in the ass, but it doesn't actually change what your business is or how it works.”
Sep 28, 2021 neutral
Evans: Major economies force global tech companies to adopt their strictest rules
“One of the phenomena you have now is to sort of push towards the sort of strongest common denominator, that whatever economy is large enough that you have to operate there and has some rules, you have to kind of have to follow those rules everywhere, which is …”
May 30, 2022 negative
Cameron: Regulating data movement matters more than physical storage locations
“Can we stop talking about localization of data and where the data is stored? And can we talk about the movement and the process of how you get that data flow from one country to another? That's a way more complicated and layered conversation, but it's a way mo…”
Mar 13, 2024
Evans: EU and UK moderation laws force global compliance everywhere
“The UK and the EU now have laws requiring, that basically require you to have what most people would consider like best practice content moderation, which is basically you've got to do what Facebook is kind of doing anyway. And applying it to country companies…”